- Published on August 24, 2023
- In Global Tech
Meta’s SeamlessM4T Takes on OpenAI Whisper and Google AudioPaLM
Meta’s new multilingual-multimodal SeamlessM4T can transcribe and translate nearly 100 languages. But, how does it compare to existing speech translator models such as Whisper and AudioPaLM?
- By Vandana Nair
Meta might have just upped its multimodal and multilingual offering with the latest release of SeamlessM4T -- Massively Multilingual & Multimodal Machine Translation model.
https://twitter.com/MetaAI/status/1694020437532151820
SeamlessM4T is a foundational speech/text translation and transcription model, and an all-in-one system that performs multiple tasks such as speech-to-speech, speech-to-text, text-to-text translation, and speech recognition. The model facilitates input and output in 100 languages, and speech output in 35 languages (including English). However, what does it offer that sets it apart from existing translator models?
Meta's SeamlessM4T vs OpenAI Whisper vs Google AudioPaLM
With speech-to-text translation models by tech companies already prev
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Vandana Nair
As a rare blend of engineering, MBA, and journalism degree, Vandana Nair brings a unique combination of technical know-how, business acumen, and storytelling skills to the table. Her insatiable curiosity for all things startups, businesses, and AI technologies ensures that there's always a fresh and insightful perspective to her reporting. She now hosts her tech segment 'Point Break' on AIM Tv.
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