Summary
The article discusses efforts to implement AI translation technology in India, which has 22 official languages and numerous dialects. A delivery company, Zepto, uses this technology to help drivers like Vineet Sawant overcome language barriers by translating instructions into their preferred language. The Bhashini project is a government initiative aiming to create high-quality datasets for AI language models in India.
Key Facts
- Zepto uses AI translation technology to communicate delivery instructions in multiple languages.
- Vineet Sawant, a delivery driver, benefits from instructions translated into Marathi.
- India has 22 official languages and many dialects, complicating AI language model development.
- Professor Pushpak Bhattacharyya highlights the scarcity of high-quality data for less common languages.
- Reverie Language Technologies provides translation tech to several Indian companies.
- The Bhashini government project develops AI language models and translation services in 22 languages.
- Bhashini supports over 50 government departments and 25 state governments with multilingual tech.
- The project has developed 350 AI-based language models handling over a billion tasks.
