谷歌翻译的新实时转录功能上线

Google LLC today announced the general availability of a new, artificial intelligence-powered and near real-time transcription feature for its Google Translate app.

Google LLC今天宣布将为其Google Translate应用提供一种新的，基于人工智能的，接近实时的转录功能。

First revealed in January, the transcription feature is now rolling out on Android devices this week. Google Translate will be able to support transcribed translations between any pair of eight languages, including English, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Thai.

这项转录功能于今年1月首次发布，本周将在Android设备上推出。Google翻译将能够支持任何八种语言之间的转录翻译，包括英语，法语，印地语，葡萄牙语，俄语，西班牙语和泰语。

In a blog post, Google Product Manager Sami Iqram said Translate previously wouldn’t work for longer translated discussions, for example talks at a lecture or a conference or storytelling.

谷歌产品经理萨米•伊克拉姆(Sami Iqram)在一篇博客文章中表示，对于较长时间的翻译讨论，比如在演讲、会议或讲故事时的谈话，翻译之前的内容是行不通的。

在一篇博文中，Google 产品经理 萨米•伊克拉姆(Sami Iqram)说，先前的谷歌翻译不支持较长的翻译讨论，例如演讲、会议或讲故事。

The new feature will be delivered to Android users via an update to the Google Translate app being pushed out this week. Once installed, users can just hit the new “Transcribe” option that appears on the app’s home screen. Then, they choose the source and target languages and hit the mic icon to begin transcribing.

这项新功能将通过本周推出的Google Translate应用程序的更新交付给Android用户。安装后，用户只需点击应用程序主屏幕上出现的新“转录”选项。然后，选择源语言和目标语言，点击麦克风图标开始转录。

Google said it will bring the feature to the iOS version of the app too but hasn’t said when.

谷歌表示，也将把这一功能引入iOS版本的应用程序，但尚未透露具体时间。

Google said the real-time transcription feature will only work with speech that’s captured by the phone’s microphone, though it hopes to add the ability to transcribe prerecorded audio files at a later date.

谷歌表示，实时转录功能只适用于手机麦克风捕捉到的语音，不过它希望以后能够增加转录预先录制的音频文件的功能。

Google said the transcribed speech will become more accurate over time as the app’s algorithms learn and improve from regular use.

谷歌表示，随着时间的推移，随着应用程序算法的不断学习和改进，转录的语音将变得更加准确。