{"id":268548,"date":"2002-01-18T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2002-01-18T21:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-group&#038;p=268548"},"modified":"2022-11-18T13:10:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T21:10:43","slug":"machine-translation-group","status":"publish","type":"msr-group","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/machine-translation-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"mb-3 moray-highlight\">\n\t<div class=\"card-img-overlay mx-lg-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-background  has-background- card-background--full-bleed\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1921\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2002\/01\/MachineTranslation_Group_Header_03_2018_1920x720-v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"a group of people posing for the camera\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2002\/01\/MachineTranslation_Group_Header_03_2018_1920x720-v2.jpg 1921w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2002\/01\/MachineTranslation_Group_Header_03_2018_1920x720-v2-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2002\/01\/MachineTranslation_Group_Header_03_2018_1920x720-v2-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2002\/01\/MachineTranslation_Group_Header_03_2018_1920x720-v2-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2002\/01\/MachineTranslation_Group_Header_03_2018_1920x720-v2-1920x720.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2002\/01\/MachineTranslation_Group_Header_03_2018_1920x720-v2-1600x600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1921px) 100vw, 1921px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- Foreground -->\n\t\t<div class=\"card-foreground d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 px-g px-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Container -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 \">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Card wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 w-lg-col-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card material-md-card py-5 px-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"machine-translation\" class=\"h2\">Machine Translation<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Machine Translation is one of the most important applications of Natural Language Processing. Formed in 2002, the Machine Translation Group, part of the broader Speech and Language group at Microsoft AI and Research, focuses on eliminating language barriers and enabling global communication for written and spoken languages. Our team of research scientists and engineers are working on breakthroughs in deep learning, along with scalable and high performance systems, to deliver the best translation quality to Microsoft and our customers. Our team is working on innovations that are used by millions of users on daily basis, and to deliver on the fabled \u201cuniversal translator\u201d showed \u2013 so far \u2013 only in sci-fi movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Our work powers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Translator API<\/a>, which has been used by Microsoft products since 2006, and has been available as an API for customers since 2011. It\u2019s now used extensively within familiar Microsoft products such as Bing, Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Office, SharePoint, Skype, Yammer, and Microsoft Translator Apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Check out these videos to see how the Microsoft Translator API live feature powers real-time multi-device translations among staff and parents of the Chinook Middle School in the Seattle area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Skype Translator preview opens the classroom to the world\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/G87pHe6mP0I?feature=oembed&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Skype Translator: Breaking down language barriers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eu9kMIeS0wQ?feature=oembed&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-grid \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"msr-light-gray-bgc m-col-12-24 l-col-8-24 bg-clip-content white-bgc margin-bottom-sp3 msr-project-card\" data-bi-slot=\"0\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-horizontal padding-vertical-sp2\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator\/blog\/2016\/04\/12\/instant-translations-from-cortana-are-now-available-in-french-german-italian-and-spanish\/\" class=\"semibold\">Instant Translations from Cortana Are Now Available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"gray-d1-c\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"body-alt tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft is announcing that Cortana now supports instant translations for its French, German, Italian, and Spanish versions of Windows 10. When you are using Windows 10 in these languages and need a quick translation of a phrase, you can now just ask Cortana&#8230;April 2016 | Microsoft Translator\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"msr-light-gray-bgc m-col-12-24 l-col-8-24 bg-clip-content white-bgc margin-bottom-sp3 msr-project-card\" data-bi-slot=\"1\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-horizontal padding-vertical-sp2\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator\/blog\/2016\/02\/18\/powerful-ai-techniques-help-microsoft-translator-deliver-online-quality-translations-whether-you-are-internet-connected-or-not\/\" class=\"semibold\">Powerful AI Techniques Help Microsoft Translator Deliver Online Quality Translations Whether You are Internet Connected or Not<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"gray-d1-c\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"body-alt tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tToday, we are announcing two new features for our Microsoft Translator apps for iOS and Android: a new AI powered on-device translation engine available for Android, and a new image translation feature for iOS that uses state-of-the-art Optical Character Recognition&#8230;February 2016 | Microsoft Translator\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"msr-light-gray-bgc m-col-12-24 l-col-8-24 bg-clip-content white-bgc margin-bottom-sp3 msr-project-card\" data-bi-slot=\"2\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-horizontal padding-vertical-sp2\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator\/blog\/2016\/03\/08\/microsoft-helps-translate-your-arabic-conversations-face-to-face-or-across-the-globe\/\" class=\"semibold\">Microsoft helps translate your Arabic conversations face-to-face or across the globe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"gray-d1-c\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"body-alt tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft helps translate your Arabic conversations face-to-face or across the globe Today, Microsoft Translator adds Modern Standard Arabic to its list of conversation languages for speech-to-speech translation. Whether you are using Skype Translator to&#8230;March 2016 | Microsoft Translator\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-grid \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"msr-light-gray-bgc m-col-12-24 l-col-8-24 bg-clip-content white-bgc margin-bottom-sp3 msr-project-card\" data-bi-slot=\"3\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-horizontal padding-vertical-sp2\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator\/blog\/2016\/01\/13\/skype-translator-available-to-all-skype-for-windows-users\/\" class=\"semibold\">Skype Translator Available to all Skype for Windows Users<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"gray-d1-c\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"body-alt tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s been just a little over a year since its initial launch in December 2014, Skype Translator is now available to all Skype for Windows desktop users. 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