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  1. Finally, context in translations? Google Translate is rolling out Gemini AI-assisted 'Advanced' mode for more accurate, nuanced translations (currently English/French/Spanish on iOS). The 'Fast' mode is quick, but 'Advanced' actually understands Moliere. How important is nuance in your translations?

    engadget.com/ai/google-transla

    #GoogleAI #Translate #LanguageTech #SoftwareUpdate #AI

  2. Ah, behold the marvel of #SmolLM3, the "tiny" #AI that speaks all languages and understands all contexts—except the one where we need a bigger, better model 🤔🤷‍♂️. Congrats on the team for cramming every buzzword into the title like it's a competitive sport 🏆. Hugging Face is truly redefining the limits of what no one asked for! 🙄✌️
    huggingface.co/blog/smollm3 #HuggingFace #LanguageTech #Innovation #Buzzwords #HackerNews #ngated

  3. Microsoft debuts an AI interpreter in Teams (limited preview) that can simulate speaker voices and offer near-real-time voice translation in 9 languages! 🌐 Breaking down language barriers in meetings. #Microsoft #AI #Teams #LanguageTech #AIInterpreter #TechNews #Innovation

  4. 🔥 Exciting updates from #Wikimedia's Language and Internationalization Newsletter! 🔥

    * Machine Translation (MinT) now available for 202 language Wikipedias! 🌐
    * Over 67,000 translations made last quarter with Content Translation tool. 📚
    * Insights from a user study on translatable pages. 📊
    * Language support for West Coast Bajau added in MediaWiki. 🌏

    Stay tuned for more exciting news in the next release! 📩

    #LanguageTech #WikiUpdates #LocalizationMatters

    diff.wikimedia.org/2023/10/17/

  5. Interested in speech tech? Join us!

    🌟The First Dutch Speech Tech Day🌟
    🗓️ Mon Feb 20, 2023
    📍 Beeld en Geluid, Hilversum.

    It will connect #students, #researchers, #developers and #users of #SpeechTechnology in the Netherlands.

    More info: sites.google.com/view/dutchspe

    #voicetech #languagetech

  6. Good afternoon #Mastodon! It's time for another #connection #connectionlist #introduction - to help you connect you with more incredible folx in the Fediverse :fediverse:

    @natashamitchell is a #journo #journalist with the ABC, who presents the #ScienceFriction podcast (live broadcast from ANU Cybernetics in late November - follow #AustralianCybernetic for more deets) 🇦🇺

    @daxtens is a #programmer and #linux person, who works on the #grub bootloader and he's been super helpful with guiding me to learn more around #Mastodon. Thank you so much, Daniel! 🇦🇺

    @rctatman is incredible and she is a socio-#linguist and works with #languagetech such as #ASR and #TTS and #NLP. It was her #PhD work that helped me direct my own research 🇺🇸

    @istathar is Andrew, and he works on #space exploration. He works with #Haskell and #fp and also #linux and #opensource.

    @jwarburton is Jessica and she is into #sysadmin stuff. She is based in #Melbourne / #Naarm 🇦🇺

    @ProfEuanRitchie is an #academic in #environment and #environmental issues, and he is committed to social and environmental #justice and #ecology and #conservation. He's based in #Melbourne / #Naarm 🇦🇺

    @mariah is Mariah and they (I don't want to assume pronouns) are into #data #solarpunk #solartech #opensource, and also #dogsofmastodon 🇺🇸

    More tonight!

  7. CW: #introduction

    I am a #linguist (non-tenure track, uni) interested in every single thing about #languages, esp #Indigenous ones, #academics & #teaching Side gig in #ComunityBased #LanguageTech (#webdev #React #postgres #hasura #graphQL #nodeJS #nginx #linux #podman #kubernetes #docker #unicode lol). I love #animals and will ask you too many questions about your #dogs #cats #horses #sheep #goats #chickens #bunnies #piggies #cows etc . Proud #UglyDogs fan. Love #nature #birds #photography #art 👋

  8. Good morning Mastodon! In today's #connectionlist #connection #introduction post, I'd like you all to meet:

    @pleia2 - Elizabeth K Joseph is a longtime #opensource advocate, and has written books on #openstack and #linux 🇺🇸

    @mwyres is another #Geelong person, and he's into #IT and #footy 🇦🇺

    @leahdriel is an information science #PhD candidate at Western, and she's into #complexsystems #sensemaking #transitions (oh you should connect with @eltwilliams!) 🇨🇦

    @ejstacey is a #union #activist (hi all the #antifascist folks), and he has a beautiful #greyhond called Althea and she is adorbs! 🇦🇺

    @alysonf is a #maker, a #storyteller and a #digital producer 🇬🇧

    @Stavros is a retired #teacher an a #writer and is into #auspol and #science 🇦🇺

    @amyfou is a #linguist and loves #animals. She works with the #Indigenous community in the states building #languageTech. She is improving her #code - so #python folks, say hello. 🇺🇸

    @sendai selamat siang, Sendai! Sendai is an 🇮🇩 🇦🇺 #vegan #solarpunk person and they post interesting content critical of growth culture.

    @craftykraken is a #scifi nerd, a #gamer and did her postgrad work in #ClassicalAntiquity. You might want to follow her if you like #Zen #Buddhism.

    That's all for today, another #connectionlist tomorrow :-)