Google DeepMind expands AI, search access with sign-language-to-text launch

Google DeepMind has released a sign-language-to-text model called SL2T, and it will be inside Gboard and Live Transcribe on the new Pixel 11. 

The company says it is the first sign language AI to ship in a real consumer product. 

Signing to the phone instead of typing

People who can hear and speak have been able to use voice dictation to talk to their devices for years. 

Now, those who cannot weave a speech to utilize voice dictation but use sign language can now interact with the internet, draft a message, or edit a document using their Pixel 11 device, thanks to SL2T. 

The signers can also hand a task to Gemini as well 

In Live Transcribe, a user can sign a reply during a face-to-face conversation rather than tapping one out.

Currently, the model handles American Sign Language (ASL) to English only. Google says that the model will be rolled out to more devices in the future, along with more languages.

Model testers reportedly described signing in ASL as quicker and more natural than typing in English.

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