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Google expands Translate to 110 languages with AI, including Cantonese

Tom's Guide — June 28, 2024, 10:00 PM UTC

Summary: Google is using AI to add support for 110 languages to Google Translate, making it the largest expansion to date. This brings the total supported languages to 243, representing over 614 million speakers. Notable additions include Cantonese and Punjabi. Google aims to add 1,000 of the most spoken languages into Translate using AI models. The new languages were added with the help of Google's PaLM 2 large language model.

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  1. [5.5]
    Google Translate adds 110 new languages, including Bikol and Waray (Rappler)
    107d 23h

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  2. [3.5]
    Google Translate adds 7 new Indian languages with PaLM 2 (Times Now)
    108d 22h
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  3. [4.4]
    Google adds Tulu to translation services, community celebrates honor (South First)
    109d 21h
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  4. [3.5]
    Google adds Tulu to translation services, community celebrates (Business Standard)
    110d 13h
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  5. [3.3]
    Google Translate adds 110 languages, including Balochi (The Express Tribune)
    110d 13h
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  6. [4.1]
    Google Translate adds 110 new languages, including Awadhi and Punjabi (India Today)
    111d 20h
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  7. [5.2]
    Google Translate adds 110 new languages, reaching 614 million people (Android Central)
    112d 0h

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  8. [3.9]
    Google Translate adds 110 new languages with AI (Sarkaritel.com)
    112d 3h
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  9. [5.0]
    Google Translate now supports 110 new languages, totaling 243 (Ars Technica)
    112d 10h

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  10. [4.8]
    Google Translate adds 110 languages, serving 614 million speakers (TechCrunch)
    112d 22h
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