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10:09, 13-Apr-2018
Visions for the future: How high-tech helps aliens when it comes to language
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Mastering a foreign language can take years of effort, but a new gadget can help ease the labor. The instant-translation device unveiled at the recently concluded Boao Forum has amazed many users.
It is produced by iFlytek, a Chinese information technology company. After using it for a while, CGTN’s reporter Yang Chengxi said it could accurately translate over 80 percent of simple sentences and even some slang terms. “Although it is not 100 percent accurate now, I will not be surprised if some professional translators were replaced by it in the future,” he added.
The translation device’s core technology is AI-driven speech and text recognition, a field where China has been playing a leading role. Currently, the technology is mature enough to be used in a real-world setting. School teachers in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province in eastern China, even use it to grade exam papers, and some doctors are using it to dictate prescriptions to computers.
Technology has taken root in every corner of people’s lives, bringing significant changes. We believe it will bring us more surprises.
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