Google’s New Earbuds Can Translate 40 Languages Instantly in Your Ear
https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/74fd10/googles_new_earbuds_can_translate_40_languages/
It's called clickbait because "$150 earbuds paired with $600 phone offers real time language translation" won't get the clicks.
The earbuds alone don't translate anything, they have to be tethered to a phone and the Google Translate service translates the language via Google servers using the existing translate engine.
Ouch! I remember when voice recognition was about to change the world like 15 years ago... and yet here I am dictating this text with reasonable accuracy...
Things happen slower than we think in the middle of a hype :D
Poker Is Harder for AI to Master Than Chess. AI has Now Learned to Bluff and Beat Humans.
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5qi3i9/we_are_professional_poker_players_currently/
We're seeing the bot play like a strong human player, but also putting way more pressure on us than any human can correctly.
...not a big week in this subreddit overall :P
(not my pic)
Azores, Portugal
This view is breathtaking !!!