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Web Translator API

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97 points kozika | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 08:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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sfmz ◴[25 Jun 25 11:35 UTC] No.44376080[source]▶
https://developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/translator-api

const translator = await Translator.create({ sourceLanguage: 'en', targetLanguage: 'fr', });

await translator.translate('Where is the next bus stop, please?');

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ks2048 ◴[25 Jun 25 15:16 UTC] No.44378311[source]▶
So, this is Google Translate built running locally in Chrome? I wonder if it is a small/degraded model or limited languages? Otherwise, how is it not a simple way around the paid Google API?
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1. akazantsev ◴[25 Jun 25 20:34 UTC] No.44381572[source]▶
Here is the information on how it works in Chrome. https://developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/translator-api