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It's no doubt possible to have translation with less lag on average than current tools like Google Translate's Conversation Mode, but truly real-time translatio
by eurleif 1y ago
It's no doubt possible to have translation with less lag on average than current tools like Google Translate's Conversation Mode, but truly real-time translation is impossible because of word order differences. You can't translate a word you haven't heard yet.
- ptero 1y agoBut truly realtime translation is rarely (never?) critical. For streamed media there is usually enough of a buffer to handle word order swaps without delay (although one can make contrived counter-examoles), and for human interactions that delay is likely less than normal human processing time.
- jcattle 1y agoReminds me of a letter to the Times regarding German word order (and the fact that the verb often comes last) > Sir, Your reader's reference to German word order reminds me of a UN meeting at which I worked when the German delegate ranted for ages while all French eyes turned to the French interpreter booth. The interpreter witheringly interjected "j'attends le verbe".