We’ll have more to share about languages supported as we get closer to releasing the beta. Meanwhile, you can check out a timeline of Skype Translator on the Microsoft Research website.Ĭan it handle every language, accent and dialect? Skype Translator first will be available as a Windows 8 beta app before the end of 2014. “Skype Translator opens up so many possibilities to make meaningful connections in ways you never could before in education, diplomacy, multilingual families and in business.” (Answered by Gurdeep Pall) What is its intended use? Social? Business? While others in the industry have made progress with text-to-text and text-to-speech translation, we are not aware of other solutions that can do speech-to-speech translation of conversations in real time and remotely. Skype Translator opens up so many possibilities to make meaningful connections in ways you never could before in education, diplomacy, multilingual families and in business.”ĭo you have any rivals in this part of the market? “…it is early days for this technology, but the Star Trek™ vision for a Universal Translator isn’t a galaxy away, and its potential is every bit as exciting as those Star Trek examples. What is the aim and purpose of the new system? Similar to those intelligent services, Skype Translator would continuously improve, and get smarter over time. Skype Translator relies on the machine-learning systems we’ve developed and improved over many years, including translation and speech technologies which power Bing Translator, Cortana and many other Microsoft and partner products and services.
How does the new Skype Translator work? What sort of technology is incorporated?
Corporate Vice President, Skype and Lync, Microsoft.
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