Guwahati, Nov. 28 -- RegICON 2025 has started at Gauhati University, setting the tone for a three-day dialogue on Natural Language Processing (NLP), artificial intelligence and linguistic diversity.

Inaugurating the event, Gauhati University Vice Chancellor Prof Nani Gopal Mahanta said, "In a region that speaks in 185 languages, technology must become a moral instrument - one that protects, preserves and empowers."

The Conference will be concluded on November 29.

Prof. Mahanta highlighted the urgency of digitally documenting Northeast India's endangered languages, including Singpho, Tai Phake and Tai Khamti, and stressed that emerging technologies must strengthen, not overshadow, cultural identity.

He called for sustained interdiscipl...