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in #reddit7 years ago

Google’s New Earbuds Can Translate 40 Languages Instantly in Your Ear

It's called clickbait because "$150 earbuds paired with $600 phone offers real time language translation" won't get the clicks.

The earbuds alone don't translate anything, they have to be tethered to a phone and the Google Translate service translates the language via Google servers using the existing translate engine.

Ouch! I remember when voice recognition was about to change the world like 15 years ago... and yet here I am dictating this text with reasonable accuracy...

Things happen slower than we think in the middle of a hype :D

Poker Is Harder for AI to Master Than Chess. AI has Now Learned to Bluff and Beat Humans.

We're seeing the bot play like a strong human player, but also putting way more pressure on us than any human can correctly.

...not a big week in this subreddit overall :P


(not my pic)

Azores, Portugal

This view is breathtaking !!!

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I love your barely noticeable cynicism when you response to /r/Futurology, I swear I unironically can appreciate it :D

hahaha that subreddit is a lot of fun :P

but we must be cautious though, cynicism is good for the spirits but bad for the soul :DD

Thanks for passing by, sometimes it can be a lonely place ;)

Oh yes it is. I can understand that

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