Kahani: Visual Storytelling through Culturally Nuanced Images

Microsoft Research Forum, January 30, 2024
Sameer Segal, Principal Research Software Development Engineer at Microsoft Research India, discusses Kahani, a research prototype that allows the user to create visually stunning and culturally nuanced images just by describing them in their local languages.
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[@musicbuff81]

Very cool. This would be a great asset for bringing back under appreciated stories from our cultural backgrounds.

[@deepakkhirey7156]

Excellent work Sameer. This is remarkable advancement. Combined with role play it can actually be a learning companion.

[@Windmerica]

Thank you so much, Sameer. I think Kahani can be great for creating individually-tailored stories that resonate vibrantly with a user's own cultural background, especially for sparking learner interest in education. How can we experiment with this? Is there a paper or GitHub repo available, yet?