Google Translate expanding with 110 new languages

Google adds 110 new languages to its translation services, a quarter from Africa, including Fon, Kikongo, Luo, Ga, Swati, Venda, and Wolof. #AI showing how access will be easier while algorithmic control will become more skewed. www.theverge.com/2024/6/27/24186223/google-translate-110-new-languages

Silesian, which is spoken in southwest Poland, has been added as a language on Google Translate. The decision comes shortly after Poland’s own president vetoed a law recognising Silesian as a language. He says it is actually a dialect of Polish notesfrompoland.com/2024/06/30/silesian-added-as-language-on-google-translate/

We're rolling out 110 new languages to Google Translate, our largest expansion ever. This update opens up translation for more than 614M speakers (~8% of the world’s population). Learn how our PaLM 2 LLM helped make this possible: blog.google/products/translate/google-translate-new-languages-2024/

AI is fueling our largest language expansion ever: We’re rolling out 110 new languages to Google Translate. Read all about it. 🔽 www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/travelers-rejoice-google-translate-adds-110-new-languages-thanks-to-ai/