In a recent annual letter, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan described artificial intelligence (AI) as one of the company's four major 'bets' for 2025. Mohan mentioned that YouTube is actively investing in AI tools for creators, including video ideation, thumbnail generation, and language translation features. Notably, the translation feature will be rolled out to all creators participating in the YouTube Partner Program this month, while another AI feature will also be introduced.

Meta recently announced a collaboration with UNESCO to launch a new language technology partnership initiative designed to collect voice recordings and written transcripts in multiple languages, aimed at advancing the development of openly available artificial intelligence (AI) in the future. This initiative particularly focuses on minority languages that are often overlooked in the digital space. According to Meta, the initiative aims to attract partners to provide over 10 hours of voice recordings and their transcriptions, a rich body of written text, and a collection of translated sentences. Meta hopes to ...

Recently, Mita AI Search officially launched its brand new 'Reading Mode' feature, addressing the inconvenience users face when reading PDF documents on mobile devices. This feature has been meticulously developed over the past six months and is now available to users. Since the launch of 'Library Search', Mita AI Search has helped users conveniently find a wealth of valuable PDF documents. However, these documents often suffer from messy formatting and readability issues when viewed on mobile. To improve this situation, the Mita AI Search team began development six months ago.

Today, iFLYTEK officially launched its latest research and development achievement, the Starfire simultaneous translation voice model, marking the debut of the first domestic large model with end-to-end speech simultaneous translation capabilities. This innovative technology has significantly improved the translation performance across all scenes compared to iFLYTEK's previous translation technologies, and has greatly shortened the end-to-end response time.

At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Samsung announced that it will bring a popular feature from smartphones and tablets to its TV products - Live Translate. This feature aims to provide users with real-time live translation services, allowing viewers of different languages to enjoy programs more easily. The Live Translation feature supports seven languages, although the specific languages have yet to be disclosed. This technology works by translating the subtitles of the programs instead of translating the audio directly.

Global leading translation device manufacturer Timekettle today released its first AI-driven translation operating system, Babel OS. This groundbreaking technology will bring significant performance enhancements to its entire range of translation devices. The core innovation of Babel OS lies in its AI semantic segmentation technology. Supported by Timekettle's HybridComm, this technology can intelligently predict sentences, enabling near-zero latency real-time translation. The system supports instant conversion of over 40 languages and is capable of mimicking the user's voice.

iFlytek Open Platform recently announced a significant upgrade to its Spark browser plugin, further enhancing users' browsing experience and work efficiency. The Spark plugin is a browser extension that integrates iFlytek Spark V4.0 capabilities, compatible with mainstream browsers like Chrome and Edge while occupying minimal memory. It offers practical features such as AI search, web summarization, and highlighted text collection.

Meta recently announced that its Ray-Ban smart glasses will introduce three new features: Real-Time AI, Real-Time Translation, and Shazam. Currently, the Real-Time AI and Real-Time Translation features are available only to members of Meta’s early access program, while the Shazam feature is open to all users in the United States and Canada. The Real-Time AI and Real-Time Translation capabilities were first previewed earlier this year at the Meta Connect 2024 conference. Real-Time AI allows users to interact with their surroundings while the glasses continuously observe the environment.

With the continuous growth of global content consumption, the demand for non-English content is rapidly increasing, even surpassing English movies and shows. In this context, IMAX has begun to leverage artificial intelligence technology to drive the localization process of its original content to attract more viewers. According to a report by PwC, the global entertainment and media industry reached $2.8 trillion in 2023, and is expected to grow at an average annual rate of nearly 4% over the next five years, reaching $3.4 trillion. Particularly, the popularity of non-English language content is rising in the United States and beyond.

At today's Rokid Jungle 2024 partner conference and product launch, Rokid officially unveiled its next-generation AR glasses - Rokid Glasses. These glasses not only support customized myopic and astigmatism lenses based on user needs, but also feature a convenient detachable buckle design, providing more personalized options for users with different vision requirements. The biggest highlight of Rokid Glasses is its integration with Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen multimodal large model, enabling phone calls, Q&A searches, and object recognition.

As a leader in global language artificial intelligence, DeepL has recently launched a brand new real-time voice translation tool — DeepL Voice, aimed at promoting seamless communication between different languages. DeepL is valued at $2 billion, and its leadership in language solutions for both enterprises and individuals cannot be underestimated. DeepL Voice is the company's first product focused on voice translation, going beyond its renowned text translation service to enable real-time translation for multilingual interaction in both face-to-face and virtual scenarios.

Recently, during the Tokyo Game Show, Falcom's president, Koji Kondo, mentioned in an interview with 4Gamer that the company might consider using artificial intelligence in the future to shorten game localization times. He specifically talked about his views on AI translation, believing that such technology could help quickly translate Japanese games into multiple languages. Image source note: The image is generated by AI, provided by the image licensing service Midjourney. His remarks came after demonstrating a software called ELLA, which aims to assist in game localization.

Recently, a smart ring called L-Ring2 has gained widespread attention on Kickstarter. This product not only boasts a stylish design but also integrates cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology, supporting real-time language translation, converting speech to text, and creating mind maps. The L-Ring2 supports controlling various devices through simple gestures. The gesture control and Air Mouse technology of this smart ring allow you to easily manage multiple devices. With its 6DoF system, it accurately tracks gestures, enabling users to...