Microsoft Says New Healthcare Voice AI Enables ‘Encounters in Spanish Without a Translator’ – slator.com
Microsoft has announced that it has released Microsoft Dragon Copilot — the healthcare industry’s “first unified voice AI assistant” which also includes translation as a feature (TaaF). The tool combines Microsoft’s voice recognition and dictation software, Dragon Medical One (DMO), with its existing clinical generative AI co-pilot solution, DAX, to facilitate interactions between clinicians and […]
Microsoft Rolls Out Real-Time Translation for Live Captions Feature – slator.com
On December 18, 2024, Microsoft announced it was piloting real-time translation in its live captions feature for AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs. According to a Windows blog post, the roll-out will gradually include the ability to translate live captions from more than 44 source languages into English, for use cases such as “real-time video calls, […]
How Microsoft Wants to Address Gender Bias in AI Speech Translation – slator.com
Gender bias in speech translation (ST) systems has long been a concern for researchers and users alike. In a January 10, 2025 paper, researchers from Microsoft Speech and Language Group presented their approach to addressing speaker gender bias in large-scale ST systems. The researchers identified a persistent masculine bias in ST systems, even in cases […]