Microsoft Translator already translates offline with Artificial Intelligence packages
Who has not needed a translator when traveling outside of Spain? The problem is that this is precisely the time when we have the least possibility of connecting. While most translation apps work offline, they can't use the sophisticated cloud-based machine learning algorithms that typically power them. Until now, that was also the case with Microsoft Translator on Amazon Fire, Android, and iOS.From now on all this is going to change. The company has created a neural network engine capable of making use of Artificial Intelligence and translating without the need for us to be connected to the Internet.
The most interesting thing about all this is that this neural engine, responsible for translation, can operate on virtually any modern device, although it does not have a processor dedicated to Artificial Intelligence. Of course, at this point it must be taken into account that without a dedicated processor it will consume more resources, which will end up having an impact on battery consumption.
The new Microsoft Translator translation packs are much better. They provide a more human and real translation than the previous ones,which were based on an older approach to machine translations. The updated language packs (which only occupy half the space of the old ones) are available in different languages: German, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, among others.
We must remember that Microsoft has collaborated with Huawei in the past to create a version of its translator, capable of taking advantage of the benefits of the Kirin 970 artificial intelligence processor (included in models such as the Huawei Mate 10 or HonorView 10). In this way, the users of these devices could enjoy offline translations,an option that is also available in the Google translator, although in this case it is necessary to download before the language.
The new version of Microsoft Translator is gradually arriving as an update on all platforms where it is available. iOS users, yes, will have to wait a few more weeks, since Apple has to approve it.
