[At-Large] [technology taskforce] Skype launches real time translation in your own voice using AI

[Jahangir Hossain]

Excellent initiative to enable voices of various communities to exchange
with each other .



Regards /
Md. Jahangir Hossain
Member, Board of Trustees
Internet Society Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrjahangir/
https://internetsociety.org.bd/




On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 9:21 PM Dev Anand Teelucksingh via ttf <
ttf at atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:

> This looks (and sounds) amazing!
>
> Via https://www.skype.com/en/blogs/2022-12-skype-truvoice/ :
>
> "Today we are launching translation of Skype to Skype video calls in
> real-time, using your natural voice. This means that you can have a
> conversation with someone who speaks a different language, and the
> translation will happen automatically, in real time, as the conversation is
> taking place....
>
> This is a huge step forward for Skype, as it* makes it possible for
> people who speak different languages to easily communicate* with each
> other. It also makes it easier to conduct meetings or interviews with
> partners who speak different languages, as you can now have a *conversation
> without the need for a translator*.
>
> So, how does Skype's real-time translation feature work? It uses
> Artificial Intelligence to automatically detect the languages being spoken
> during a video call and translate them in real time. This is done using a
> combination of *speech recognition technology* and *natural language
> processing*, which are able to understand and interpret the spoken words
> and translate them into the desired language.
>
> On top of that, if you activate the use of your natural voice, we will use
> AI to sample your words and tune the translation to sound like you, making
> the conversation more human.
>
> Translations are available for a number of different languages, including
> English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and more."
>
>
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