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accurate computer translation "by 2010"
Thread poster: wallacs2
wallacs2
wallacs2
Local time: 02:21
Japanese to English
Nov 6, 2006

The US is pouring billions of dollars into instant computer translation. While this may be alarming for all of us here, I seriously doubt they can suceed (one of my degrees is computer science, so I have some understanding of the challenge). Unless they can create an computer that can REALLY think, there's just no way.

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The US is pouring billions of dollars into instant computer translation. While this may be alarming for all of us here, I seriously doubt they can suceed (one of my degrees is computer science, so I have some understanding of the challenge). Unless they can create an computer that can REALLY think, there's just no way.

What is everyones' thoughts on this?

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nadir salim (X)
nadir salim (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 20:21
English to Turkish
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creepy Nov 10, 2006

I agree with you.

Well, A.I. techniques are getting better but the idea of a machine thinking like human is creepy.

Imagine an Intel based boss running MS windows OS !
 


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