Google Translate is adding 24 new languages, and it’s all thanks to machine learning
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 8:38 pm
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However, Google admits the technology isn’t yet perfect
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As part of Google I/O 2022, the company has revealed its latest changes to Google Translate, including the addition of 24 new languages. These aren’t the world’s most common languages, but some are used by millions of people across the globe. For example, the most used language being added soon is Bhojpuri, which is used in northern India, Nepal, and Fiji. According to India’s 2011 census, the language is used by at least 51 million people.
According to Google's research, the least used language from this latest update is Sanskrit, which around 20,000 people in India use. These new languages are the first the company has added to the service using its Zero-Shot Machine Translation technology. It’s a machine learning model that can learn to translate words into another language without having to see any examples. Google hasn’t shared details on how this works, but it’s a technology the company has been talking about since 2016.
However, Google admits the technology isn’t yet perfect
Google Translate
As part of Google I/O 2022, the company has revealed its latest changes to Google Translate, including the addition of 24 new languages. These aren’t the world’s most common languages, but some are used by millions of people across the globe. For example, the most used language being added soon is Bhojpuri, which is used in northern India, Nepal, and Fiji. According to India’s 2011 census, the language is used by at least 51 million people.
According to Google's research, the least used language from this latest update is Sanskrit, which around 20,000 people in India use. These new languages are the first the company has added to the service using its Zero-Shot Machine Translation technology. It’s a machine learning model that can learn to translate words into another language without having to see any examples. Google hasn’t shared details on how this works, but it’s a technology the company has been talking about since 2016.