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Amazing stuff! But machine
Amazing stuff! But machine translation is still far behind the real thing - humans! ;)
understanding foreign words
OK. Now I'm hooked.
Google are doing some amazing stuff here. A real-world practical and extremely useful application of statistics. I never thought I'd see it. We are witnessing the birth of the Universal Translator a la Start Trek. Rock On!!!