The more people use the preview the more data the Skype team will have to improve the translation. Microsoft hopes that the system will break down language barriers, although the accuracy of its translation will be vital if it is to be relied upon to speak in a foreign language. It can understand speech and then rapidly translate it into another language before using text-to-speech systems to speak the translation back to the user, or in this case the other party. Skype Translator is part of Microsoft’s artificial intelligence research relying on machine learning and deep neural networks, much like Google and Apple’s voice assistants. Users can sign up for the preview to try the service, but only if they are using the latest version of Windows.Ī demonstration of Skype Translate in the classrooms of American and Mexican children. We are starting with English and Spanish, and as more people use the Skype Translator preview with these languages, the quality will continually improve.” Gurdeep Pall, Microsoft’s corporate vice-president of Skype and Lync, said in a blog post that Skype Translator would “open up endless possibilities”, adding: “Skype Translator relies on machine learning, which means that the more the technology is used, the smarter it gets.
It is now available as a free download for Windows 8.1, starting with spoken English and Spanish along with more than 40 text-based languages for instant messaging. The service was first demonstrated in May, aping Star Trek’s universal translator or the Babel Fish from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, translating a conversation between German and English. Microsoft has released its first preview of Skype Translator, which allows real-time conversations between spoken English and Spanish and will be extended to more languages.
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