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Apple launched Live Translation in October.
It uses AI to translate audio and texts in real-time.
The feature is now available in more languages.
AI models are particularly adept at understanding human language, including its context, syntax, and nuances, making them extremely proficient at translating between different languages. Apple leveraged these capabilities to create its own Live Translation feature, including unique capabilities when paired with AirPods.
This week, Apple announced that its Live Translation feature is expanding to four additional languages across its ecosystem, bringing the total number of languages supported to 12. Despite the upgrade and making the feature available to a whole new subset of users, the experience remains free for all users across FaceTime, phone calls, Messages, Safari, and more.
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"What I find is that some of the other products that are out there, they don't always have the language mixes right," Ron Huang, Vice President of Sensing and Connectivity at Apple, told ZDNET. "Now, with our translation to the Asian languages, we think it'll be really helpful for those customers as well."
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