LINGUIST List 13.2183

Tue Aug 27 2002

Media: BBC Web Article: Hindi "Chatbot"

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    Message 1: Media: BBC: Hindi chatbot

     Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 06:48:11 +0800
    From: Karen S. Chung <karchungccms.ntu.edu.tw>
    Subject: Media: BBC: Hindi chatbot


    There's a short article in the technology section of the BBC Web site (Tuesday, 27 August, 2002) about an interactive Hindi-speaking 'chatbot':

    Hindi chatbot breaks new ground Picture caption: The software converts sound waves into speech

    By Alfred Hermida BBC News Online technology staff

    A computer chat program that speaks Hindi could open up computers to India's illiterate millions. Computer science students in Chandigarh, 248 kilometres (154 miles) from Delhi, have developed an interactive software program called Deepti which can converse intelligently with people in natural language.

    The URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2209775.stm

    Karen Steffen Chung National Taiwan University karchungccms.ntu.edu.tw

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