Company
Date Published
Author
Chad Bailey
Word count
1845
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The text discusses the development of a live language translation demo using Daily's AI toolkits. The architecture breaks down into four steps: speech-to-text conversion, translation, text-to-speech generation, and audio playback. The demo utilizes the Daily platform to handle speech-to-text, GPT-4 for translation, and Deepgram for text-to-speech. The client app is built on top of daily-react and adds functionality such as language selection and subtitle display. The implementation allows users to select their desired language and receive subtitles in that language, while also handling audio playback with different volumes for humans and translators. The demo showcases the potential of live translation technology to democratize communication in various contexts, including patient care, virtual events, education, and more.