Unbabel raises $23 million from Microsoft, Salesforce, others to grow its machine-human translation platform
Unbabel, a Lisbon-based machine translation platform, has just raised $23. It merges neural machine translation, natural language processing (NLP) and human translation.
“The world’s biggest global brands are realizing that there’s a huge gap between basic translation and real communication when localizing for different regions,” noted Unbabel CEO and cofounder Vasco Pedro. “Nothing puts customers off more than a lack of care to communicate in their own language.”
Source: VENTURE BEAT
Netatmo’s Smart Home Bot uses AI to let you text commands to your devices
The French company Netatmo allows their users to text to control their devices using Facebook Messenger.
Essentially, it’s a contact that uses artificial intelligence algorithms and natural language processing to decipher text commands you send it to control different smart home devices. […] Netatmo believes the Smart Home Bot will give users “greater mobility and privacy.” Voice commands are convenient for hands-free use, but many users have questions about the privacy implications of devices that are always listening. […] The beta version of Netatmo’s Smart Home Bot is available in English now, with more languages to come soon.
