Latest Microsoft Skype Preview Adds Real-Time Voice Translation For Phone Calls (zdnet.com)

Posted by msmash on Monday December 12, 2016 @04:05AM from the worthwhile dept.

Microsoft has added the ability to use Skype Translator on calls to mobiles and landlines to its latest Skype Preview app. From a report on ZDNet: Up until now, Skype Translator was available to individuals making Skype-to-Skype calls. The new announcement of the expansion of Skype Translator to mobiles and landlines makes Skype Translator more widely available. To test drive this, users need to be members of the Windows Insider Program. They need to install the latest version of Skype Preview on their Windows 10 PCs and to have Skype Credits or a subscription. Skype Translator, available in nine languages, uses artificial intelligence (AI) techniques such as deep-learning to train artificial neural networks and convert spoken chats in almost real time. The company says the app improves as it listens to more conversations.

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NSA Transcription Service? by Anonymous Coward · 2016-12-12 04:19 · Score: 4, Insightful

So, will this also be sending a copy, translated to the local official language, to the governments of each party on the call?
Will Microsoft store, index, and data-mine the transcribed conversations for advertising purposes?
Will 4chan figure out how to train the AI into the next Tay?
Stop giving Microsoft free advertising! by hackel · 2016-12-12 04:25 · Score: 3, Insightful

Please, for the love of god. No one wants to hear about their proprietary garbage.