Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Google Translate

Happy anniversary! A nice example how time flies! And fast and how far machine translation has developed in those 20 years.

Nowaday, you can scan almost any text in a foreign language you encounter with your smartphone and have it instantly translated.

"Translate now has the pronunciation tool ..."

"... 1 billion users who now translate around 1 trillion words every single month ..."

20 fun facts to celebrate Google Translate turning 20 "From its beginning as an AI experiment in 2006 to supporting about 250 languages today, Translate has come a long way in two decades. Here’s how 1 billion users use Translate to learn, speak and connect more deeply than ever before."