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Reflecting on 2025: A Year of Growth for GoSign.AI

  • Dec 30, 2025
  • 5 min read

Updated: Apr 7

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


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


Expanding Our Reach


Our work expanded to support over 20 sign languages in our mobile app. Each language has its own linguistic structure and cultural context. This expansion allowed us to engage with communities, researchers, and practitioners across the globe—from Norway to Italy and beyond. These experiences broadened our reach and strengthened our thinking. They challenged assumptions, sharpened priorities, and helped us fine-tune internal processes. This way, we can be better stewards of GoSign’s long-term goals.


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


Below are some milestones that shaped our year. These moments of progress, learning, and collaboration 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. We examined 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 just 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. These models 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. It’s also 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. This partnership is 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. We contributed 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. They encouraged broader industry collaboration from the start. We’re grateful for their trust, partnership, and shared commitment to building responsibly.


Learn more about Migam here: Migam


May: Research Paper Released



Also in May, GoSign.AI leadership released a research paper. This paper reviewed 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. It 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?” We co-hosted this event 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. We support multiple sign languages and engage in policy 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 undergone a complete revamp. We established new pillars to guide the app experience moving forward.


Learn more about the newest update here:


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. Another model is powered by our partner Sign-Speak. Both models are 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. This is a global cooperative initiative that brings 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. We want progress to be guided collectively rather than in isolation.


Since its launch, SLxAI has received interest from over 75 organizations across more than 30 countries. This includes research institutions, technology companies, nonprofits, and community-led initiatives. This strong global response underscores 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. Our aim is to support the 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. We’re entering 2026 with real excitement.


New partnerships are on the horizon. We believe these will accelerate our mission on a global scale. We’re also stepping into new areas around Deaf digital experiences. More news will come 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 and empowering organizations worldwide, 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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