New Skype Translator

Microsoft has released a preview of it's new Skype Translator, which allows real time conversations between English and Spanish (with more languages to be added later). According to this article from the Guardian, Microsoft hopes that the system will break down language barriers, though of course this will rely on accurate translations.

Here's a video of the new Skype Translator in action. Pretty funky, isn't it?

Could make for an interesting discussion, perhaps?

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