Jul 07, 2022 13:00:00

Meta opens source AI translation model that works in 200 languages, aiming to enable people all over the world to interact with Metaverse

Meta, which focuses on the Metaverse business,

announced in February 2022 that it is developing an AI 'Babelfish' that translates all languages in real time, but as part of a similar project, the latest AI The model ' NLLB-200 ' has been released. The NLLB-200 has been announced to be able to improve the overall quality of 200 language translation technologies by an average of 44%, allowing other researchers to improve their translation tools and enhance their work. It is open sourced for developers, including code to train and code to recreate datasets.

New AI Model Translates 200 Languages, Making Technology Interconnect to More People | Meta
https://about.fb.com/news/2022/07/new-meta-ai-model-translates-200-languages-making-technology-more-accessible/

No Language Left Behind: Scaling Human-Centered Machine Translation --Meta Research
https://research.facebook.com/publications/no-language-left-behind/

200 languages within a single AI model: A breakthrough in high-quality machine translation --YouTube


The translation AI model 'NLLB-200' is an acronym for the word 'No Language Left Behind', a similar word for 'NLLB-200' Meta It is also talked about as a philosophy in a movie in which the people concerned in response to an interview about translation AI.

Regarding the 'No Language Left Behind' project, Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that communicating across languages is one of the psychic powers that AI offers. ' According to Zuckerberg, the 200 language model has more than 5 billion parameters, and by training with the world's fastest AI supercomputer, it has made it possible to translate more than 2.5 billion daily throughout the app. ..

Meta's translation AI development was

announced in February 2022 as 'FLORES-101'. At the same time, CEO Zuckerberg announced that he is developing an AI'Babelfish'that can translate any language instantly as a universal translation project, but the first step is to introduce new machine learning technology. It is an AI model 'No Language Left Behind' that translates languages with a small amount of learning. In an announcement on July 6, 2022, Meta 'experienced a significant breakthrough,' and the newly constructed 'NLLB-200' has an average translation quality score compared to previous AI findings. In addition to improving by 44%, it has announced that it is actively working on languages with few speakers.

Meta has released a 'NLLB-200' model and a 'FLORES-200' dataset for developers, as well as research and non-study focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Food Security, Gender, Education and more. It is said that a commercial organization will grant a grant of up to 200,000 dollars (about 27 million yen) when using NLLB-200. The grant is open to organizations and researchers with the intention of translating more than one African language using NLLB-200, with the intention of supporting activities and further improving the dataset. In a movie about the NLLB-200, Meta AI researcher Philip Cohen said, 'I think people who are interested in their language are the best people to improve their translations.' I'm talking.

Finally, Meta talks about building the Metaverse that immersive experiences in the virtual world will become more tangible as many people can interact in the language they like and can express their emotions most accurately.