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End of 2025 Community Update


As we look back on 2025, we’re grateful for the momentum, curiosity, and conversations that helped shape GoSign.AI this year.


2025 was defined by experimentation, learning in public, and staying grounded in what matters most: building sign language AI that is Deaf-led, community-informed, and genuinely useful.


As our work expanded to support 20+ sign languages in our mobile app, each with its own linguistic structure and cultural context, we had the opportunity to engage with communities, researchers, and practitioners across the globe, from Norway to Italy and beyond. Those experiences didn’t just broaden our reach, they strengthened our thinking. They challenged assumptions, sharpened priorities, and helped us fine-tune internal processes so we can be better stewards of GoSign’s long-term goals.


Along the way, we continued exploring how Deaf experiences, research, and applied AI can work together to advance sign language recognition in ways that respect both language and culture.


Below are some of the milestones that shaped our year, moments of progress, learning, and collaboration that continue to guide where we’re headed next.



February: GoSign went to Norway!



In February, GoSign.AI was invited to present at the Professional Day for Norwegian Sign Language Production 2025 on February 6th in Sandefjord, Norway.


The presentation explored the intersection of AI and sign language, examining current developments in the field and future trajectories for sign language accessibility technology.


This trip also had a direct product outcome. Norwegian Sign Language became the newest language added to our mobile app, marking the 21st sign language supported.


Learn more here:



April: Game Hub Released 



April marked a light product release: the GoSign.AI Game Hub.


We see games as more than engagement. They’re a powerful way to explore what works and what doesn’t on the road toward real time Sign Language Recognition. Through globally collected, gamified sign data, we trained lightweight on device models that enable sign native gameplay while also exploring key linguistic and cognitive primitives such as timing, recall, and iconicity.


The Game Hub is a practical stepping stone toward the future, and a fun way to build that future together.


Start playing the games now: 


Learn more about the Game Hub: 


Learn more about this step forward with SLR: 



May: Partnership with Migam:



In May, GoSign deepened its strategic partnership with Migam, a Poland-based sign language AI organization built on long-term alignment and a shared commitment to Deaf-led AI development.


Over the past months, GoSign supported Migam with training and quality assurance for their signing avatar, contributing linguistic review, data screening, and iterative feedback to strengthen model accuracy and reliability as they expanded into additional sign languages.


Migam was also an early supporter of the vision behind SLxAI, encouraging broader industry collaboration from the start. We’re grateful for their trust, partnership, and shared commitment to building responsibly.


Learn more about Migam here: https://migam.ai/



May: Research paper released - Development Stages and Classification of ASL Avatars and Recognition Models



Also in May, GoSign.AI leadership released a research paper reviewing how sign language technologies, both avatars and recognition systems, can be evaluated using staged, linguistically grounded frameworks inspired by human language acquisition.


The paper highlights current benchmarks, datasets, and key challenges that remain, and offers structured ways to assess progress beyond hype


Full Paper:



June: GoSign presented at United Nations



GoSign received an opportunity to attend the COSP18 event panel “AI and Access: Promising for Deaf Communities?” and co-hosted with the Permanent Mission of Belgium.


GoSign spoke about the importance of the principle Nothing About Us Without Us in AI design and policy. When community voices are excluded, the resulting tools can fail or cause harm. With our newest partner Migam, we are committed to authentic collaboration, support for multiple sign languages, and policy engagement to ensure AI drives real inclusion and equity.


Learn more about this milestone: 



August: GoSign’s Mobile App V2 Update


August brought one of our biggest product milestones. Our mobile app has gone through a complete revamp and established new pillars to guide the app experience moving forward.



Build the future together

Join thousands of signers helping AI understand sign language.


Sign, score, and level up

Play games that understand your hands with sign recognition.


Interact with our AI

Ask questions, create images, all with sign language.



Download our mobile app to try the new experience:




August: Partnership with Sign-Speak



August also marked an exciting milestone. For the first time, the GoSign.AI app integrated multiple SLR models.


This includes one trained from datasets built by our community over the past three years, and another powered by our partner Sign-Speak’s latest model, which now live in the app’s AI Tools section.


Download our mobile app to try Sign-Speak's AI models.



October: Launch SLxAI



In October, GoSign.AI formally launched SLxAI, a global cooperative initiative bringing together organizations working at the intersection of sign language, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. The goal of SLxAI is to create a shared space for collaboration, alignment, and ethical leadership, where progress is guided collectively rather than in isolation.


Since its launch, SLxAI has received interest from more than 75 organizations across over 30 countries, spanning research institutions, technology companies, nonprofits, and community-led initiatives. This strong global response underscored a shared need for coordination, transparency, and Deaf led governance in the development of sign language AI.



Building on this momentum, SLxAI has confirmed plans to host its first in person summit at Boston University on April 16–17. The summit will convene members to focus on shared challenges, technical benchmarks, ethical frameworks, and long term collaboration strategies that support responsible and inclusive advancement of sign language x AI technologies.


Learn more here:


Our earlier announcement:



What’s next in 2026



Overall, 2025 was a year of strong progress, and we’re entering 2026 with real excitement.


New partnerships are on the horizon that we believe will accelerate our mission on a global scale. We’re also stepping into new areas around Deaf digital experiences, and we’ll have more news to share soon.


If 2025 showed us anything, it’s this. The future of sign language AI isn’t just technical. It’s cultural. It’s communal. And it has to be built with care.



How can you support GoSign.AI



If you believe in Deaf-led AI leadership, empowerment to organizations worldwide to accelerate AI development, transforming our lives with better deaf experiences, your support makes this work real.


You can support GoSign.AI by downloading our app, following us on social media, sharing our work with your community, or reaching out with ideas and collaboration opportunities at hello@gosign.ai


With gratitude,


 
 
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