# The Open ASR Leaderboard Adds Its First Global South Language

**Published:** August 28, 2026
**Author:** Hugging Face - Blog
**Source:** Hugging Face Blog
**Language:** en-US
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**Tags:** #OpenAI #Hugging Face #Microsoft

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