Kashmir AI Research is working to keep Kashmiri alive in the digital age by helping computers learn Kashmiri, for example to translate between Kashmiri and English. Today's programs still make many mistakes, and native speakers are the only ones who can spot them.
Your child's class is invited to help. Your child will read short Kashmiri sentences, each with three English translations made by computers, and mark which ones are right or wrong. It takes one class period and is part of learning about language and computers.
What your child will do
- Read about 25 everyday Kashmiri sentences from a public dataset (SMOL, by Google). The sentences contain no personal information.
- Give each English translation a score from 1 to 5 and tick the kinds of mistake it has.
- Nothing else: no photos, no audio or video recordings, no questions about your family.
What we record and how it is used
- Your child's markings, written under a code (for example S07). Your child's name appears only on this form and on the student's own form.
- Class activity: your child joins in and the teacher discusses the answers in class.
- Research: your child's anonymous markings are counted in a research paper on Kashmiri translation. This happens only if an ethics committee at a partner institution (NIT Srinagar or the University of Kashmir) approves it first. Without that approval the markings are destroyed after the class.
- No child is ever named in the research. This form is kept securely until 31 December 2030 and then deleted.
Your rights
- Taking part is voluntary. Saying no has no effect on your child's marks or treatment at school.
- You or your child can stop at any time. Your child can refuse even if you agree.
- Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, you can ask to see or delete your child's data at any time before 31 December 2030 by writing to faizan@kashmirairesearch.online or telling the class teacher.
- We may call the phone number you give to confirm that this form came from you.