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One Step Closer to a Universal Translator

POSTED BY: CYBERSNARK
UPDATED: Friday, October 27, 2006 05:37
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Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:51 AM

CYBERSNARK


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6083994.stm

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A "Tower of Babel" device that gives the illusion of being bilingual is being developed by US scientists.
Users simply have to silently mouth a word in their own language for it to be translated and read out in another.

The researchers said the effect was like watching a television programme that had been dubbed.

The system, detailed in New Scientist, is not yet fully accurate, but experts said it showed the technology was "within reach".



All we need now is a savant prodigy like Hoshi Sato to finish it, and we'll be ready to talk to Klingons. . .

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Friday, October 27, 2006 12:12 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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That's kinda cool and a little creepy all at the same time. Can you imagine talking to someone and feeling like it had been dubbed?

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Friday, October 27, 2006 1:57 AM

BLUEMOONSTUFF


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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
That's kinda cool and a little creepy all at the same time. Can you imagine talking to someone and feeling like it had been dubbed?



Anyone else thinking that this would be like watching an old Godzilla movie?

Oh no, they say he's got to go, go go Godzilla. Whooo weeee oooo

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Friday, October 27, 2006 5:37 AM

RAINSTICK


well, I'm sure that technology will be awfully difficult to make. in any rate it would be a great achievement. but it cannot really make up for the experience of learning a foreign language. learning another language also makes you understand another people's culture and mentality, a univeral translator is unlikely to achieve the same.

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