Google is by no means perfect when it comes to issues relating to gender, but it’s clear the company is trying. Google recently made some important changes to its Translate tool — reducing gender bias by providing both masculine and feminine translations for gender-neutral words. Previously, Google would default gender-neutral words to the masculine form. […]
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Google Translate is generating ominous religious prophecies for some reason
Google Translate is, er, having some issues.
For instance, if you open the tool, select Maori as the language you want Google to translate from, and type “dog” 16 times in the box for translation, this message will pop up:
“Doomsday Clock is three mi…
Judge says ‘literal but nonsensical’ Google translation isn’t consent for police search
Machine translation of foreign languages is undoubtedly a very useful thing, but if you’re going for anything more than directions or recommendations for lunch, its shallowness is a real barrier. And when it comes to the law and constitutional rights, a “good enough” translation doesn’t cut it, a judge has ruled.
View More Judge says ‘literal but nonsensical’ Google translation isn’t consent for police searchGoogle Translate is getting a big upgrade with improved offline mode
Google Translate is about to get a lot more useful to those with spotty internet connections.
Google is rolling out an update to the Google Translate to the Android app that will enable offline mode on more phones since it takes up less storage. That…
Google brings offline neural machine translations for 59 languages to its Translate app
Currently, when the Google Translate apps for iOS and Android has access to the internet, its translations are far superior to those it produces when it’s offline. That’s because the offline translations are phrase-based, meaning they use an older machine translation technique than the machine learning-powered systems in the cloud that the app has access to […]
View More Google brings offline neural machine translations for 59 languages to its Translate appGoogle Translate has a savage Easter egg calling out flat-Earthers
The Earth is, of course, round. And, anyone who thinks otherwise is just plain wrong.
Google went one step further than that to call flat-Earthers out for their woefully misguided views. Using an Easter egg in Google Translate, it cheekily call…
Google’s Pixel Buds are no match for professional interpreters
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Google Translate might have a gender problem
So much of our life is determined by algorithms. From what you see on your Facebook News Feed, to the books and knickknacks recommended to you by Amazon, to the disturbing videos YouTube shows to your children, our attention is systematically parsed …
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