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    Ep. 28: How Syed Ahmed Taught AI to Translate Sign Language

    Ep. 28: How Syed Ahmed Taught AI to Translate Sign Language

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    Ep. 28: How Syed Ahmed Taught AI to Translate Sign Language

    FromThe AI Podcast

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    Length:
    14 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 28, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    We all know how far AI, and in particular deep learning, have pushed speech recognition, whether that is with Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa, or Google Assistant, Our guest on this segment, Syed Ahmed, is directing the power of AI towards another form of communication, American Sign Language. And what
    Syed has done is set up a deep learning model that translates American Sign Language into the English Language.
    Released:
    Jun 28, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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