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LTK:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=th_9ZR2I0_w
So there's our answer!
ackblom12:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/26/google-universal-translator-prototypes/
--- Quote ---It sounds like Google's Babel fish-esque instant translation solution is making progress -- Android VP Hugo Barra told The UK Times that Google's got hardware prototypes (in the form of mobile phones) already working. Moreover, in a recent test he took part in, the system was "near-perfect" with certain language combinations (English to Portuguese is specifically cited).
The biggest barrier, beyond the translation itself, is speech recognition. In so many words, background noise interferes with the translation software, thus affecting results. But Barra said it works "close to 100 percent" when used in "controlled environments." Sounds perfect for diplomats, not so much for real-world conversations. Of course, Google's non-real-time, text-based translation software built into Chrome leaves quite a bit to be desired, making us all the more wary of putting our faith into Google's verbal solution. As the functionality is still "several years away," though, there's still plenty of time to convert us.
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mustang6172:
NASA has deemed the Kepler probe to be beyond repair.
http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-calls-off-attempts-fix-kepler-space-telescope-204816633.html
I guess this means planet hunters are at the mercy of radio astronomy now.
Jimor:
--- Quote from: ackblom12 on 31 Jul 2013, 14:35 ---http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/26/google-universal-translator-prototypes/
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With Google building the system to caption every video on YouTube, they have the raw material for perfecting the algorithms, but what they need is a critical mass of people who go in and correct the errors so it can learn enough to work in non-ideal situations. It's both hilarious and fascinating to turn on the automatic captions for the videos that have it to see how far off it can be, but also occasionally scary with some of the lines it gets right against all odds.
Carl-E:
My daughter's a Taylor Swift fan, so we found this one enlightening.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MuDgfX9C2w
They do a bunch of others - find your favorite!
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