Facebook reveals they are harnessing the power of AI (Artificial Intelligence) to support the global development of their applications.
In a blog disclosing how Facebook translates user-generated posts using neural networks, Facebook states they utilize a phrase-based machine translation model for neural networks, resulting in an 11% increase in the accuracy of this machine translation model. This is why the translation preview feature has been available on Facebook for quite some time. You can experience the translation preview feature on Facebook here.
Overcoming the Primary Constraint of Phrase-based Translation Models
Facebook's Approach to Translating User Posts
“With this new system, we've observed an average 11% increase in BLEU scores across all languages compared to phrase-based systems - BLEU is a widely-used metric for evaluating machine translation accuracy,” stated Facebook.
Neural networks will unlock new opportunities for app development in the future, added Facebook. They also anticipate that the integrated 'image reading' feature within text will contribute to producing better translations.
Facebook's Announcement on Advancing Neural Machine Translation
It appears that Facebook is gradually integrating their system with artificial intelligence (AI), and in the near future, the Facebook Messenger app will become smarter thanks to the integration of new chatbots, offering more conveniences to users. Right now, download Facebook Messenger to your device to experience many new features and optimize performance.
