AI and machine learning systems have become increasingly competent in recent years, capable of not just understanding the written word but writing it as well. But while these artificial intelligences ...

A universal language translator has long been the stuff of science fiction — from Star Trek to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. So it might be surprising that technology imagined by authors ...

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In the sci-fi world crafted by Douglas Adams in “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,” you'd just slap a bright yellow Babel fish in your ear and simply be able to understand any mix of languages ...

Microsoft-owned Skype promised that real-time translation tools were coming, and now they’re here. Skype Translator is now live for all Windows desktop users. If you’ve ever wanted your German cousin ...

Sign language is used by millions of people around the world, but unlike Spanish, Mandarin or even Latin, there’s no automatic translation available for those who can’t use it. SLAIT claims the first ...

This pocket translator can translate 76 languages and features a smart voice interpreter for two-way translation. The Mesay 3.0 Pro AI Global Translator is a device designed to make international ...

Millions of people use sign language, but the methods of teaching this complex and subtle skill haven’t evolved as quickly as those for written and spoken languages. SLAIT School aims to change that ...

Machine translation systems that convert sign language into text and back again are helping people who are deaf or have difficulty hearing to communicate with those who cannot sign. KinTrans, a ...