Google’s New AudioPaLM Can Listen, Speak, and Translate
Google's AudioPaLM fuses text-based PaLM-2 and speech-based AudioLM into a large language model, elevating speech recognition and translation while preserving authentic voice quality.
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US Regulator Set to Boost Demand for Language Accessibility in Video Conferencing
Video conference platforms will have one year to improve live captioning, speech-to-text, and other accessibility features, according to FCC’s Report and Order.
Here Are Six Practical Use Cases for the New Whisper API
OpenAI's Whisper model is now available through an API. Language SaaS builders and enterprises can benefit from cutting-edge transcription and the convenience of on-demand access.
Zoom Launches Translation Feature — But Only for Business Users
Zoom business users can now have their meetings transcribed, translated, and captioned in real time into and out of English from any of 10 languages.
TransLinguist – a Disruptive AI Driven Player in the Remote Interpreting Market
TransLinguist has launched a unique artificially intelligent product (SaaS) that bridges the communication gap between a global audience and accommodates remote interpretations of all types under one user-friendly solution.
Reader Polls: New Ways to Post-Edit Machine Translation
Could a mouse-less, keyboard-less future be in the cards for translators? Slator readers weigh in on this and other developments in language technology.
Google Ups Ante in Speech-to-Speech Translation With ‘Robust’ Translatotron 2
Google researchers say Translatotron 2 outperforms original in terms of speech-to-speech translation quality and naturalness. Plus the new version prevents users from generating speech for deepfakes.
Match.com Pays a Cool USD 1.7 Billion for Startup Built on Google Translation API
Dating powerhouse Match Group (Match.com) makes biggest purchase to date: Korean tech startup Hyperconnect; pays USD 1.73bn or about 8.6x 2020 revenues for app built on Google Translation API.
How to Improve Speech Recognition Technology for Your Business
Flitto provides multilingual corpus, speech, and image data to train AI engines in 25 different languages, covering a number of domains including conversational, colloquial, and medical.
Zoom Launches Zapps, But Interpreting and Translation Still up for Grabs
Several big names have already partnered with the virtual meeting platform to offer work “shortcuts,” including transcription, captions, and subtitles, via apps in Zoom.
US, China, Big Tech, and What’s New in Machine Translation Research
US and Chinese tech giants continue to churn out research on speech-to-text translation, machine translation for rare languages, and more. Time to check in.
EU Publishes Complete List of Awardees in Automatic Speech Translation Contract
EU releases complete list of players in contract to automatically transcribe and translate multilingual parliamentary debates in real time; two consortia and Microsoft Belgium awarded for phase one.
Facebook Ramps Up Open Source Drive Into Speech Translation
Facebook AI invites developers to improve a speech translation dataset and a open sources a toolkit that evaluates simultaneous speech and text translation.
Machine Translation and ASR Provider AppTek Buys Speech Tech Firm Ignite-Tek
MT and speech recognition company AppTek expands natural language understanding (NLU) capabilities with acquisition of speech technology provider Ignite-Tek.
HackHarvard 2019 Winners Built This Useful Translation App in Just 36 Hours
Four college students harnessed recent Google Cloud releases to build a translation app that works offline and makes forms accessible to users with disabilities.
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