How Do Translation Bots work?
It’s anticipated that 80% of all businesses will use chatbots by 2020. They are now available on almost every platform and are more intuitive than ever. Even though some of the biggest chatbots, like Siri and Alexa, are relatively new, this technology actually dates back to the mid 20th century.
In 1950, Alan Touring theorized that an intelligent machine would be indistinguishable from a human in a text-only conversation. In 1966, MIT Professor, Joseph Weizenbaum invented Eliza, the world’s first chatterbot, who, using only 200 lines of code, imitated the language of a therapist.
Chatbots have come a long way since then. However, still in its infancy is the translation bot. For a translation bot to be 100% accurate, it must identify innuendos, syntax, grammar, and inflection.
Translation bots are not quite there yet. But they are ever improving. This simple Day Translation’s infographic explains where translation bots started, and where they are today.
