Universal Translators: Now You’re Speaking My Language

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A Star Trek universal translator converts spoken language into the language of the user. Current technologies can recognize written or spoken language and can convert speech to text or text to speech. Using neural networks and machine learning, the inputs can be interpreted and translated to other known languages. However, a true universal translator will learn and translate a language that has not been previously encountered, and this requires that all languages have common characteristics that can be identified and understood. Currently, linguists are using computer programs, cultural studies and even electroencephalograms to determine just how universal languages actually are. If commonalities can be found, then technology might very well be able to produce a true universal translator.

Keywords

Speech Recognition Augmented Reality Word Order Optical Character Recognition Speaker Recognition 
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  1. 1.IndianapolisUSA

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