This Microsoft app transcribes, translates group conversations in real-time
Microsoft has unveiled a unique app called Group
Transcribe that lets people capture real-time collective meeting transcriptions
using their smartphones, including in Hindi.
A product of Microsoft's experimental division Garage, Group
Transcribe uses a multi-device approach to provide real-time, high quality
transcription and translation, so users can be more present and productive
during in-person meetings and conversations.
"Group Transcribe allows us to address an authentic, ad-hoc,
interactive mobile scenario to help people communicate without language
barriers. Improving these models with usage data will ensure that our customers
will have the best experience," said Xuedong Huang, Technical Fellow and
CTO of Cognitive Services at Microsoft.
The app is now available for free on iOS and supports several
languages in over 80 locations globally.
To use the app, conversation participants start a shared session
and each leverage their phone's microphone to capture a highly accurate
transcript, showing who said what in real-time.
One person starts a transcription and can invite others to join by
sharing a five-letter conversation QR code or by joining the group
transcription with nearby sharing over Bluetooth.
"The users can skip note-taking and focus their attention on
the conversation itself. Transcripts are easy to share or relocate after the
fact," said the company.
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