Can AI translate an unwritten language? Meta thinks so.

Episode 249 • October 27, 2022 • 00:04:05
Can AI translate an unwritten language? Meta thinks so.
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Can AI translate an unwritten language? Meta thinks so.

Oct 27 2022 | 00:04:05

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Eddie Arrieta

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In an effort to create artificial intelligence (AI)-powered translation programs for unwritten, predominantly oral languages, Meta claims it has developed the first such program for Hokkien, a southern Chinese language that does not have a standardized writing system.

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