Computer Translator Ready for Testing in Iraq

Posted by Zonk on Friday November 18, 2005 @07:21AM from the real-life-applications-for-max-headroom dept.

cgibby98 wrote to mention a Wired News story about a battle-zone translation technology that may allow near real-time conversations between English and Arabic speakers. From the article: "Funded by Darpa, the system would allow troops to communicate in Arabic through a laptop computer equipped with voice recognition and translation software. Troops could speak in English and have their words instantly translated into Iraqi Arabic, 'spoken' by a computerized man's voice. The program also translates Arabic into English. Will it replace the need for an interpreter when you're having some sort of high-level conversation? Absolutely not. But it is absolutely to the point where it could be useful in some carefully chosen situations."

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Mod parent up ! by cyberchondriac · 2005-11-18 07:47 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Absolutely !
That was the first thing that occurred to me too.
That alone could make it worth it's weight in lives.

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