A universal translator akin to the Babel Fish from “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” might soon be possible. It’s all thanks to Meta Platforms Inc.’s Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Research ...

Meta announced a new AI model for speech and text translations that seems to bring Star Trek's "universal translator" closer to reality. Readers of a certain age know that the Star Trek TV series in ...

During Meta‘s latest Inside the Lab virtual event series, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the company is currently working on a “universal speech translation system” allowing people around the world to ...

In a nutshell: Meta is introducing another AI model for researchers and companies interested in language translation and related applications. The company, formerly known as Facebook, has developed ...

Imagine a world where language barriers vanish in an instant, where your voice can seamlessly connect with anyone, anywhere. With Google’s new Universal Translator AI, that vision is no longer a ...

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