Getting AI translation in your life.... — 21st Century Schizoid Man

After the previous post on the power of computer translation, the next question is how to use it in your life - after all "Il n’y a pas plus sourd que celui qui ne veut pas entendre"

1. Browser. I use safari on a mac, and have installed the translate extension for safari which adds a translate button to your tool bar at the top. Alternatively Google Chrome will automatically ask to translate a page in a foreign language - try a Japanese newspaper: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/ There are also extensions for firefox or internet explorer which has a bing add on

2. Phone - I expect that if you use the browser on android, the translate also comes for free, but I really like the google translate app on iOS (I assume it is also on android) which also adds speech recognition, and image text translation with downloadable language packs so you don't need an internet connection to use it whilst roaming internationally.

I am still thinking about suggestions for the correct test of human machine co-ordination for AI translation - is it to make French jokes funny? "Monsieur et Madame Ouzi ont un fils, comment s’appelle-t-il ? - Jacques."