Researchers at Microsoft have made software that can learn the sound of your voice, and then use it to speak a language that you don't. The system could be used to make language tutoring software more personal, or to make tools for travelers.
Researchers at Microsoft have made software that can learn the sound of your voice, and then use it to speak a language that you don't. The system could be used to make language tutoring software more personal, or to make tools for travelers.
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I love how the article quietly doesn't mention that this sort of technology could completely remove the need to learn multiple languages (in much the same way that computers and calculators have removed the need to learn long division/multiplication)
As a mono-linguist, stuff like this would be fantastic for me...to have an app on my phone able to act as a communication bridge would open up a lot more holiday destinations (though it's always going to be worrying when you find someone using the lesser known bullshit->english translator)
I foresee problems with dialects.
pardon?
LOL. Good Scottishist joke, Pete!
I think it's a superb idea and as processing power increases it will become more useful globally.