With the world becoming more globally linked and rise of the number of friends I have on Facebook that speak a completely different language to me, wouldn't it be great to communicate with them without having to learn each other's language?
Well, this might all be reality in a couple of years time as search engine giant Google is busy working on speech-to-speech translation, which could mean that you'll probably be able to verbally chat with your foreign speaking friends over the phone without getting the good old dictionary translator out to communicate.
Like voice recognition, the technology does have its draw backs which will need ironing out such as different voices, accents and pitch but if the technology is integrated into mobile phones then the possibilities could be endless.
Google will have a massive job on their hands, however with a few years yet before its possible launch I am pretty sure with the progress in machine translation, advances in voice recognition as well Google Translate being able to translate 52 languages, with Haitian Creole being the latest addition, we will be seeing the possibility to chat to our global neighbours without the language barrier.
Do you think Google’s speech to speech translation is a good idea or are new developments like this going to stagnate our development in learning a new language? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think…
4 thoughts on “Google Considers Speech to Speech Translation For Your Mobile Phones?”
It sounds like a great technology, a bit like somehting James Bond would use, or Ethan Hunt from Mission Impossible, however I think it would prevent people bothering to learn new languages.
I won’t ever learn all the languages presented by Google. Ever.
How could this ever be problem.
The world gets closer and closer and this is definitely the next step.
I look forward to my children reading / speaking to other cultures straight from other children than translated broadcasts etc.
Think Star Trek
I agree in my opinion the easier it is for people to access more knowledge and other cultures the more open and understanding we will be. I hope this is something they continue to develop and not just a project they use for some publicity.