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Monday 17 September 2007

The Babel Fish

When the late Douglas Adams came up with the idea of the BABEL FISH as a universal translator, he would never have guessed that this would ever really happen.

But now, in the US, the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the US is working on such a device. Seeing as these are the same guys who came up with GPS Sat Nav, and the Internet, then we should take this seriously.

The Babel Fish

What a difference such a device would make to the world. No more need for travel language Tapes; CD’s etc … just a plug and play ear device, and you can understand what anyone says…. Or so they hope.

Anyone who has tried any of the online translation devices, will know that context is all, as their literal translations are usually completely idiotic. Therefore I suspect that the US team may have a ways to go before they can unleash this device on the world.

They also are working on a device that can see humans through walls, read their heart rate and decide if they are hostile or hiding. One of their guys said “And 10 years from now, the technology will be much smarter. We'll scan a person with one of these things and tell what they're actually thinking."

"Yeah, I know," he said. "It sounds very Star Trekkish, but that's what's ahead."

So there you are world …. You have been warned.

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1 comment:

  1. Well 10 years later, and no translator and no mind reading devices. Let me guess ... 10 years from now .... just like fusion power.

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