DUBAI, UAE, October 26, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — ZWAG AI today officially announced the launch of the Center of Excellence for Linguistic Sovereignty (CoE-LS) at the Dubai AI Festival.

The digital future belongs to every language and not just a few. The launch of the CoE-LS marks a vital step toward securing cognitive sovereignty and digital equity for global language communities. Through its flagship linguistic intelligence platform, ZWAG AI is calling on global governments, universities, and incubators to join the mission to map missing linguistic structures, build comprehensive language profiles, and ensure every community’s digital autonomy in the age of artificial intelligence.

Preserving Linguistic Integrity in Artificial Intelligence

While today’s Large Language Models (LLMs) often appear fluent in widely spoken and regional languages—such as Thai, Tamil, Arabic, or Swahili—they routinely fail by breaking critical grammatical structures, cultural context, and formal registers that native speakers rely on.

To bridge this gap, ZWAG AI developed Mātṛ, a model-agnostic correction layer that operates as AI trust and correctness infrastructure. Instead of requiring costly model retraining, Mātṛ models each language as a structured system, evaluates AI outputs against native typological rules, and selects or corrects the output in real time. The platform’s Translation Studio public beta currently supports 2,400+ languages.

“We shouldn’t have to water down our native languages to fit a machine’s logic,” said Priya M. Nair, Co-founder and CEO of ZWAG AI. “Our mission is teaching AI to respect our heritage, our values, and our mother tongues; and it starts with getting the language right.”

“AI does not fail people because it lacks intelligence. It fails them because it misreads the structure of their language,” said Nipuna Abeykoon, Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at ZWAG AI. “Correctness, not fluency, is what earns trust.”

A Global Call to Action for Governments, Institutions and Linguists

The Center of Excellence for Linguistic Sovereignty serves as an institutional framework partnering with universities, cultural organizations, and regional governments to host Linguistics Excellence Centres. Academic institutions, professional translators, linguists, and native speakers are invited to contribute to building and refining native language profiles via the platform’s global contributor program at matrintelligence.com/platform/contribute.

Executive Profiles

Priya M. Nair, Co-founder and CEO, ZWAG AI-

Priya M. Nair leads ZWAG AI in its mission to ensure AI operates accurately and equitably across all global languages. A Global Ambassador for Responsible AI (GAFAI) and advocate for diversity and inclusion, she brings a relentless soulful focus to machine intelligence infrastructure. She is the author of Formula-G: Scale Your Startup to a Growth Machine (November 2021) and has mentored startups through various initiatives. A prominent voice on Ethical & Responsible AI, she has spoken across major regional forums, including Startup Grind Dubai, TiE Dubai, Emerge Conference, Vibe Martech Fest, in5 Tech, and GITEX. She was recently awarded the Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at the Women of Substance 2026 ceremony held at BITS Pilani Campus, Dubai.

Nipuna Abeykoon, Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer, ZWAG AI-

Nipuna Abeykoon leads innovation and research behind Mātṛ, serving as the lead author of ZWAG AI’s research on typologically informed correction of AI language outputs. He speaks English, Sinhala, and Hindi. Trained as a classical musician (Sangeet Visharad, Bhatkhande Vidyapeeth) and sound engineer, his ear for auditory structure informs Mātṛ’s approach to structural language alignment. He has orchestrated major digital transformation initiatives for the Government of Sri Lanka, contributed to three Colombo Stock Exchange IPOs.

About ZWAG AI

ZWAG AI Ltd is a Dubai-based deep-tech company registered in DIFC and operating out of DIFC Innovation One at the Dubai AI Campus. It is a subsidiary of Delaware-incorporated ZWAG INC. ZWAG AI builds Mātṛ, model-agnostic AI trust and correctness infrastructure that enables Large Language Models to deliver structurally accurate outputs across thousands of languages without retraining.

Backed by empirical research co-authored with researchers from IIIT Hyderabad (arXiv:2602.01162), ZWAG AI calls upon governments, universities, and AI model developers committed to linguistic accuracy and digital equity.

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Macau S.A.R., 26th Oct 2026 – Recently, the “Culture and Technology Roundtable” of the Macao International Forum was held at Macau University of Science and Technology. The conference was jointly organized by the Macao Foundation, Chinese Cultural Figures Magazine, and Macau University of Science and Technology, and undertaken by the Macao Branch of Chinese Cultural Figures Magazine, the Chinese Cultural Figures Macau Art Museum, and the Faculty of Humanities and Arts of Macau University of Science and Technology.

Scene of the “Culture and Technology Roundtable” of the Macao International Forum.

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Morning Session: Mutual Learning among Civilizations — Cultural Roots and Scientific & Technological Innovation in the Digital-Intelligent Era

The first roundtable on the morning was themed “Mutual Learning among Civilizations: Cultural Roots and Scientific & Technological Innovation in the Digital-Intelligent Era”. With “mutual learning among civilizations” as the vision, “cultural roots” as the foundation, and “scientific & technological innovation” as the path, the session delved into the relationship between upholding integrity and pursuing innovation, offering targeted insights for cultural inheritance and injecting humanistic care into scientific & technological innovation.

A total of 18 distinguished guests attended this roundtable, including Su Shishu, Honorary Chairman of the China Calligraphers Association; Jia Guangjian, Vice Chairman of the China Artists Association; Wu Zhiliang, Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Macao Foundation; Wang Yuming, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Wang Baosheng, President of Chinese Cultural Figures Magazine; Zhang Xu, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhou Zhandong, Chairman of the Board of Zhongmao (Hainan) Cross-Border Investment Group.

Guests from the cultural and artistic circles, drawing on practical experience in creation and research, directly addressed the opportunities and challenges of the digital-intelligent era and shared how the core spirit of China’s fine traditional culture can maintain its vitality in the context of emerging technologies. Guests from the scientific and technological circles, starting from the laws governing technological development and cutting-edge industry trends, discussed how scientific & technological innovation can serve the contemporary needs of cultural inheritance and explained the intrinsic unity of the scientific spirit and humanistic care. Guests from the industrial circles, based on industrial practice in the integration of culture and technology, shared their judgments on industry trends and strategic observations, and explored sustainable development paths and business model innovation for cultural-technological integration.

Scene of the “Culture and Technology Roundtable” of the Macao International Forum.

Photo by Su Qing

Afternoon Session: Co-Creating New Horizons — Cross-Sector Forces in the AI Era and the Future of the Greater Bay Area

The second roundtable in the afternoon was themed “Co-Creating New Horizons: Cross-Sector Forces in the AI Era and the Future of the Greater Bay Area”, with the “AI era” as the technological context, “cross-sector forces” as the actors, and the “future of the Greater Bay Area” as the spatial coordinate. It focused on frontier practice and cross-sector co-creation, with emphasis on the implementation of AI-enabled cultural and artistic scenarios, innovation in cross-sector collaboration models, and the building of an ecosystem for cultural-technological integration in the Greater Bay Area.

The roundtable brings together 20 distinguished guests, including Chen Qingli, former Deputy Director of the Foreign Liaison Bureau of the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress; Liu Yiliang, Vice Chairman of the 11th All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese; Tian Liming, Director of the Chinese Painting Art Committee of the China Artists Association; Liu Xinqi, Foreign Academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering; Wu Zhihua, Director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

Senior experts from the cultural and artistic circles shared industry insights and practical experience on the innovative development of culture and art in the digital-intelligent era, while young artists showcased frontier explorations such as AI-assisted creation, digital curation, and cross-media art experiments. Guests from the scientific and technological circles, from the perspective of technological trends and strategic vantage points, depicted the long-term vision and key breakthrough directions for the integration of AI and culture, and presented specific cases of AI implementation in culture and art, sports training, educational innovation, and other fields. Guests from the sports and education circles shared frontier practices in technology-enabled sports training, event broadcasting, and sports culture innovation, and explored innovative approaches through which AI technology can promote the integration of culture and education and transform learning methods. Industry representatives and young entrepreneurs, from the perspectives of market and ecosystem, discussed collaborative pathways, business models, and future judgments for the cultural and technological industry in the Greater Bay Area.

Two Roundtable Sessions Forge Consensus for Two-Way Empowerment of Culture and Technology

The two roundtable sessions reinforced and complemented each other, jointly forming a complete dialogue chain from value assessment to practical implementation. Guests generally agreed that, in the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, the deep integration of culture and technology represents both a defining imperative of the era and a significant development opportunity. As a key gateway for exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilizations, Macao combines the institutional advantage of “One Country, Two Systems” with the geographical advantage as a globally connected hub. The city is well positioned to make remarkable headway in advancing the integration of culture and technology and promoting cross-civilizational exchanges and mutual learning.

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Shabnam Rahbar vafaee and her husband, Pedram “Peter” Sharokhi, today announced an initiative to bring free, high-quality meals to unhoused residents of Skid Row, one of the most densely populated concentrations of homelessness in the United States. The effort is led by the Shabnam Rahbarvafaee Community and rests on one belief: food is a fundamental human right, not a privilege. Los Angeles continues to face a deep homelessness crisis, and hunger is one of its most immediate and least visible costs. For people living on the streets, a reliable and nourishing meal can be hard to find. Rahbarvafaee’s initiative aims to change that by mobilizing neighbors, volunteers and local resources.

Porter ranch, California, United States, 26th Oct 2026 – Shabnam Rahbar vafaee and her husband, Pedram “Peter” Sharokhi, today announced an initiative to bring free, high-quality meals to unhoused residents of Skid Row, one of the most densely populated concentrations of homelessness in the United States. The effort is led by the Shabnam Rahbarvafaee Community and rests on one belief: food is a fundamental human right, not a privilege.

Los Angeles continues to face a deep homelessness crisis, and hunger is one of its most immediate and least visible costs. For people living on the streets, a reliable and nourishing meal can be hard to find. Rahbarvafaee’s initiative aims to change that by mobilizing neighbors, volunteers and local resources.

“Nobody should have to wonder where their next meal is coming from, least of all in a city with so much abundance,” said Rahbarvafaee. “This is not charity for its own sake. It’s about dignity, and about ordinary people discovering they can be part of the solution.”

Building an Ecosystem of Compassion

Rahbarvafaee describes her mission as going beyond one-time acts of giving. Her goal is a sustainable ecosystem of compassion that connects surplus resources with the people who need them most. By bridging that gap, the Shabnam Rahbarvafaee Community invites everyday citizens to take an active role in addressing hunger rather than watching from a distance.

The initiative focuses on three principles:

Quality: Meals should be nutritious and prepared with care, not an afterthought.
Access: Food is offered freely and without conditions, to meet people where they are.
Community: Local residents, families and organizations are invited to participate, so the effort grows through shared ownership.

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A Shared Commitment to Fairness and Dignity

The announcement reflects the values the couple shares. Sharokhi, a Porter Ranch resident, is committed to the belief that every child deserves an equal opportunity to succeed in school, regardless of financial background. He sees education as one of the most powerful tools for building a better future and is dedicated to removing the unnecessary obstacles faced by students in underprivileged communities.

“Supporting students and feeding people in need come from the same place,” said Sharokhi. “It’s about fairness, dignity and investing in the next generation. When you’re able to help, you should step forward and share your success with others.”

Together, the couple see hunger and educational inequity as connected challenges. A child who goes without food struggles to learn, and an adult without stability has fewer chances to rebuild. Their combined efforts reflect a belief that meeting basic needs is the foundation for opportunity.

How to Get Involved

The Shabnam Rahbarvafaee Community welcomes participation from individuals, families, businesses, faith groups and civic organizations. Ways to help include volunteering to prepare or serve meals, donating food or supplies, sponsoring a distribution, or spreading the word to bring in new supporters.

“You don’t need to be an expert or have unlimited resources,” Rahbarvafaee added. “You just need to care enough to show up. Every meal says to someone, ‘You matter, and you are not forgotten.’”

About the Shabnam Rahbarvafaee Community

The Shabnam Rahbarvafaee Community is a Los Angeles-based, volunteer-driven effort founded on the conviction that food is a human right. Led by Shabnam Rahbarvafaee, it mobilizes local communities to provide free, nutritious meals to people experiencing homelessness and builds lasting networks of compassion that turn neighbors into active participants in ending hunger. Learn more at shabnamrahbarvafaee.com.

About Pedram “Peter” Sharokhi

Pedram “Peter” Sharokhi is a Porter Ranch resident dedicated to ensuring that students in underprivileged communities have the same opportunities to succeed in school as their peers. He leads with purpose and compassion and believes that those who are able to help should share their success with others. Learn more at https://pedramsharokhi.com/.

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