20th October 2022, Kathmandu
Meta has developed the first AI-powered speech translation system for an unwritten language.
The system successfully translated the Taiwanese language Hokkien, a primarily oral language spoken across Taiwan China, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Phillippines.
The system was developed as part of Meta’s AI project called Universal Speech Translator. The project aims to create AI systems that enable real-time speech-to-speech translation across all languages, even those that are spoken but not commonly written.
The project has made a significant effort in breaking the universal language barrier of the world as well as in Metaverse.
In a video announcement posted to Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg said Meta would be open-sourcing the tool so people can use the new AI system to translate more languages.