Hey, I'm Likhwa.

I build AI systems, online tools, and spend a fair amount of time thinking about intelligence, technology and the world around us. I'm based in Zimbabwe, but my interests don't stop at its borders.

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02 AI systems

Centrigon

Not just
another model.

Yes! I'm working on a platform called Centrigon, a Species-Agnostic Intelligence (SAI) framework.

The idea is to explore intelligence beyond the conventional approaches we're familiar with. Centrigon is designed to experience the world, learn from those experiences, form its own concepts, develop goals and make sense of things without relying entirely on predefined human categories.

Enter Centrigon

03 Inventory

TOOL_001 TOOL_247 + MANY MORE

Toolbox

Hundreds of
little tools.

I've always enjoyed building things. Over the years, I've created hundreds of online tools, ranging from practical solutions to experiments born out of curiosity. I've brought many of them together in one place. There's quite a bit to explore.

Open the toolbox

04 The why

Africa doesn't need
another imported future.

Well, for starters, I believe Africa has enormous potential. Yet when you look at the global technology landscape, we're still largely consumers of technologies developed elsewhere. And you might have noticed we don't exactly have a Google equivalent.

I'd love to change that. My ambition is to build a technology behemoth right here on the motherland. Something that can compete globally and demonstrate that world-changing technology doesn't have to come from Silicon Valley or a handful of established technology centres.

But it's bigger than that. I want to inspire other builders, expand what's possible and contribute to an ecosystem where African ideas, businesses and innovations can find their place on the global stage. We shouldn't just be part of someone else's technological future. We should be building it too.

05 Language & access

Ndebele · chatbot

A chatbot that
speaks Ndebele.

I also built a Ndebele chatbot. It's an exploration of how intelligent technology can become accessible to people whose languages and communities are often overlooked by the technology industry. Most of the excitement around AI and language technology has centred on a handful of dominant languages. I think speakers of languages like Ndebele deserve to participate in this technological shift too.

Try the chatbot

Explore the Ndebele Dictionary → Explore Izaga zesiNdebele →

06 Off the clock

Writing

Whatchu been up to?

Well, I'm more of an introvert, so I do go out, just not particularly often. I've spent a good amount of time reading, exploring ideas and writing about AI, technology, entrepreneurship, Africa and a few other things that catch my attention. Some of my writing is technical, some philosophical, and some is simply me trying to make sense of the world.