GOOGLE DELIVERS FOREIGN TONGUES AT THE PRESS OF A BUTTON - THE BEST TRANSLATION PROGRAM YET
30 April 2010
By Philip Bethge
Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel
A German scientist has developed one of the first translation programs suitable for everyday use. Sheer computing power gives the Google software surprisingly good results — perhaps the best yet seen created by a machine.
It’s a good sign when the creator of a piece of software ends up using it. On a recent trip to Japan, Franz Och, who doesn’t speak Japanese, was able to decipher restaurant menus and even read local news — using his mobile phone, which provided him with the translations within seconds./.../
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