Cohere and Mila have announced a new academic research collaboration aimed at improving AI evaluation across languages and cultures, with a focus on Quebec French. The initiative seeks to help frontier AI models better reflect the linguistic, social, and institutional nuances of Quebec French, moving beyond standardized language performance toward more culturally relevant and trusted AI systems. This partnership will bring together Mila researchers and Cohere’s technical teams to explore new evaluation methods for high-context multilingual environments. By advancing practical insights in this area, the collaboration aims to support more confident AI adoption by enterprises and governments in Quebec, across Canada, and globally. The project is expected to contribute to the development of AI systems that are more attuned to the specific cultural context of Quebec French, thereby enhancing their usability and acceptance. The collaboration is part of a broader effort to address the challenges of evaluating AI in diverse linguistic and cultural settings, which is critical for the responsible deployment of AI technologies. *Source: [cohere](https://cohere.com/blog/cohere-and-mila-partner-to-advance-quebec-french-language-and-cultural-context-in-ai)*