openchs/lg-opus-mt-multi-en-synthetic-v1
opus-mt-lg-en-finetuned - Version 1
Model Description
Fine-tuned Luganda-English translation model optimized for child helpline services. Trained on 42,510 child-welfare conversations with crisis detection and emotion preservation. Achieves 0.616 BLEU score (422% improvement over baseline). Specialized for counseling, family support, and crisis intervention contexts with cultural sensitivity for Ugandan child communication patterns. Includes safety filters and harmful content detection. 8 epochs training on Helsinki-NLP/opus-mt-mul-en base model with custom tokens for crisis/emotional contexts.
Model Name: opus-mt-lg-en-finetuned Version: 8 Task: Translation Framework: pytorch Export Method: transformers MLflow Experiment: translation-lg-en Training Date: 2025-08-02 05:14:25
Model Details
Architecture
- Model Type: Not specified
- Base Model: Helsinki-NLP/opus-mt-mul-en
- Framework: pytorch
- Language(s): lg,en
- License: apache-2.0
- Fine-tuned from: Helsinki-NLP/opus-mt-mul-en
Intended Uses & Limitations
Intended Uses
Child helpline real-time translation, crisis intervention support, counseling sessions, family support communications, educational guidance for Ugandan children and adolescents
Limitations
Best on conversational/emotional content, may struggle with technical terms. 512 token limit. Enhanced emotional sensitivity may over-interpret neutral text. Requires <2s response time for crisis situations.
Training Data
Dataset
- Name: luganda-parallel.jsonl
- Size: 50012
- Languages: lg,en
Training Configuration
Hyperparameters
Performance Metrics
Evaluation Results
Environmental Impact
- Hardware Type: NVIDIA GPU with 4GB+ VRAM
- Training Duration: 7 hours
Usage
Installation
pip install transformers torchExample - Translation
from transformers import pipeline
# Load the model
translator = pipeline("translation", model="openchs/lg-opus-mt-multi-en-synthetic-v1")
# Translate text
result = translator("Nsobola okuba n’ennamba yo ey’essimu??")
print(result[0]["translation_text"])MLflow Tracking
- Run ID:
212ff762127b4d569dcf850b23f6268b - Experiment ID:
22 - Experiment Name: translation-lg-en
- Tracking URI: http://192.168.10.6:5000
Model Card Authors
BITZ AI TEAM
Model Card Contact
info@bitz-itc.com
Citation
If you use this model, please cite:
@misc{opus_mt_lg_en_finetuned_8,
title={opus-mt-lg-en-finetuned v8},
author={BITZ AI TEAM},
year={2025},
publisher={Hugging Face},
url={https://huggingface.co/marlonbino/opus-mt-lg-en-finetuned}
}This model card was automatically generated from MLflow metadata and user inputs.
