{"id":835,"date":"2026-09-14T09:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oted.us.org\/?page_id=835"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:38:37","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oted.us.org\/ar\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n  body:has(> .oted-portfolio) {\n    margin: 0;\n  }\n.entry-header {\ndisplay: none;\n}\n\n  .oted-portfolio {\n    --oted-green: #478836;\n    --oted-green-dark: #315f27;\n    --oted-green-soft: #def2d9;\n    --oted-ink: #1e2132;\n    --oted-copy: #5a5a5a;\n    --oted-muted: #8c8c8c;\n    --oted-line: #e3e7e1;\n    --oted-paper: #ffffff;\n    --oted-page: #fafbfd;\n    color: var(--oted-copy);\n    background: var(--oted-page);\n    font-family: Nunito, sans-serif;\n    font-size: 16px;\n    font-weight: 400;\n    line-height: 27px;\n    overflow: hidden;\n  }\n\n  .oted-portfolio,\n  .oted-portfolio * {\n    box-sizing: 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where licensing permits.<\/p>\n      <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"oted-portfolio__projects\" aria-labelledby=\"oted-projects-heading\">\n    <div class=\"oted-portfolio__wrap\">\n      <header class=\"oted-portfolio__section-head\">\n        <div>\n          <span class=\"oted-portfolio__section-label\">RESEARCH PORTFOLIO<\/span>\n          <h2 id=\"oted-projects-heading\">Current and planned work<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"oted-portfolio__section-copy\">\n          OTED is beginning with a focused multilingual model-evaluation project. The additional cards describe planned research areas, not completed studies, and will receive dedicated protocols before work begins.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/header>\n\n      <div class=\"oted-portfolio__grid\">\n        <a class=\"oted-portfolio__card oted-portfolio__card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/oted.us.org\/ar\/research\/multilingual-ai-reliability\/\" aria-label=\"View the active Multilingual AI Reliability project\">\n          <div class=\"oted-portfolio__image-wrap\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oted-portfolio__image\" src=\"https:\/\/oted.us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/multilingual-ai-reliability.webp\" alt=\"Researcher reviewing multilingual model-evaluation materials at a desk\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"oted-portfolio__card-body\">\n            <span class=\"oted-portfolio__status\">Active project<\/span>\n            <h3>Multilingual AI Reliability<\/h3>\n            <p>Measuring factual accuracy, translation quality, citation reliability, and response consistency in Dari, Pashto, and matched English tasks.<\/p>\n            <span class=\"oted-portfolio__card-footer\">View project details<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <article class=\"oted-portfolio__card oted-portfolio__card--planned\" aria-label=\"Low-Resource Speech Recognition, planned research area\">\n          <div class=\"oted-portfolio__image-wrap\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oted-portfolio__image\" src=\"https:\/\/oted.us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/low-resource-speech-recognition.webp\" alt=\"Microphone, headphones, and field recorder prepared for speech research\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"oted-portfolio__card-body\">\n            <span class=\"oted-portfolio__status\">Planned<\/span>\n            <h3>Low-Resource Speech Recognition<\/h3>\n            <p>Evaluating how speech-recognition systems handle Dari and Pashto across accents, recording conditions, and everyday devices.<\/p>\n            <span class=\"oted-portfolio__card-footer\">Future research area<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n        <article class=\"oted-portfolio__card oted-portfolio__card--planned\" aria-label=\"AI-Assisted Learning Evaluation, planned research area\">\n          <div class=\"oted-portfolio__image-wrap\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oted-portfolio__image\" src=\"https:\/\/oted.us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ai-assisted-learning-evaluation.webp\" alt=\"Learning-evaluation materials arranged beside a laptop\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"oted-portfolio__card-body\">\n            <span class=\"oted-portfolio__status\">Planned<\/span>\n            <h3>AI-Assisted Learning Evaluation<\/h3>\n            <p>Testing whether AI-supported learning tools improve understanding while controlling for inaccurate, misleading, or culturally mismatched guidance.<\/p>\n            <span class=\"oted-portfolio__card-footer\">Future research area<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n        <article class=\"oted-portfolio__card oted-portfolio__card--planned\" aria-label=\"Digital Access and Human-Centered AI, planned research area\">\n          <div class=\"oted-portfolio__image-wrap\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oted-portfolio__image\" src=\"https:\/\/oted.us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/digital-access-human-centered-ai.webp\" alt=\"Everyday laptop, phone, connectivity device, and paper research materials\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"oted-portfolio__card-body\">\n            <span class=\"oted-portfolio__status\">Planned<\/span>\n            <h3>Digital Access and Human-Centered AI<\/h3>\n            <p>Studying usability and access barriers for AI tools on constrained devices, slower connections, and multilingual interfaces.<\/p>\n            <span 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