Microsoft enabled a feature that brings real-time translation and transcription to your Skype video calls. Launched to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the closed-captioning feature aims to use A. I. to break down communication barriers to foster better collaboration.
In addition to celebrating the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities by launching a real-time translation and transcription feature for PowerPoint presentations, Microsoft is bringing the feature to deliver subtitles to its Skype video chat software. Though the software will be a big benefit for those who rely on assistive technologies every day, captions and subtitles during video calls may also be beneficial to a wider population of Skype users, ranging from foreign language speakers or those who want to verify what was just said on a call in an area of spotty coverage where the audio feed may be cutting in and out.
