tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673747533541391425.post8085362850970441770..comments2010-02-21T18:35:40.975+02:00Comments on Building Peace: Machine TranslationMark Jacobsenhttps://profiles.google.com/107999162787819355839noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673747533541391425.post-25706172071403319452010-02-21T18:35:40.975+02:002010-02-21T18:35:40.975+02:00Developing a perfect MT system is not easy. Only t...Developing a perfect MT system is not easy. Only through trial and error the system can improve. I hope Google will achieve in near future.Robinhttp://language.worldofcomputing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673747533541391425.post-77281324299740749872010-02-11T15:40:39.728+02:002010-02-11T15:40:39.728+02:00Google's "Babel Fish" translator wil...Google's "Babel Fish" translator will in never solve the language problem. Not only does it discriminate against anyone who cannot afford a mobile phone, but against minority language groups as well.<br /><br />There are 6,800 languages worldwide, not fifty-two !<br /><br />Moreover, if I met a native in Borneo, and he said to me in Hakka "I've lost my mobile phone" how would I understand him :) And how many starving Africans can afford a mobile phone !<br /><br />As English loses its economic power, the answer is not for us to move to Mandarin Chinese, but to Esperanto which puts all speakers on an equal footing.<br /><br />Have a look at http://www.lernu.net or http://www.esperanto.netBrian Barkerhttp://www.esperantolobby.netnoreply@blogger.com