The AI-powered translator currently supports 16 languages, allowing users to converse seamlessly while typing in their native language.
Online gaming platform Roblox has developed a new AI-powered “unified translation model,” allowing players to converse with one another through text in real time despite speaking different languages.
According to a Feb. 5 statement by Roblox chief technology officer Dan Sturman, the new system required the firm to build its own in-house large language model (LLM) to be able to translate text-based messages at a base latency of 100 milliseconds — making conversations feel instantaneous for users.
“Imagine discovering that your new Roblox friend, a person you’ve been chatting and joking with in a new experience, is actually in Korea — and has been typing in Korean the entire time, while you’ve been typing in English, without either of you noticing,” said Sturman.
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