Facebook to go multilingual to break language barriers
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 04-07-2016
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"The multilingual-post option that starts rolling out today was inspired by the fact that many people already write posts in multiple languages. But they had to either write multiple versions of a message in one post or create separate posts-strategies that tend to reduce the chance anyone would respond," said Fazil Ayan, who leads work on Facebook's translation software.
Language, according to Jeff Kagan, an independent industry analyst, continues to be the barrier that separates people the most. This new artificial intelligence-driven tool could help break down that wall.