Meta touts AI that translates spoken-only language


Meta on Oct 19, 2022 said that it built an artificial intelligence system that translates Hokkien into English even though the Taiwanese language lacks a standard written form. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta on Oct 19 said that it built an artificial intelligence system that translates Hokkien into English even though the Taiwanese language lacks a standard written form.

The Silicon Valley tech titan that owns Facebook and Instagram billed the work at its Universal Speech Translator project as an effort to enable users from around the world to socialise regardless of the languages they speak.

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