Metahas announceda research project to create translation software that works for “everyone in the world.”

Meta Translation?

The company is building a new advanced AI model calledNo Language Left Behind.

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But some experts say that Meta’s translation project faces enormous hurdles.

The current issue is translation quality, Shemen said.

His company uses the human-in-the-loop jot down models for both transcription and translation.

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Better Understanding

Work on improving translation software has been underway for decades.

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Better translation software also makes good business sense.

When companies go global, staffing up native-speaking support agents for every language is tough to do.

“The world needs to communicate better, and language is the biggest barrier to understanding one another.”