Apple just launched a pretty impressive feature with their AirPods Pro 3 \u2013 the ability to actively translate any language in real-time, so you can listen to anyone speak but understand them perfectly. The only problem is that this feature made it to Google\u2019s Pixel Buds in 2017 \u2013 yes, nearly a decade back. I don\u2019t mean to be hard on Apple, the company has a remarkable control over its hardware, but if the Live Translation feature on the AirPods Pro 3 demonstrated anything, it\u2019s that Apple\u2019s AI is still miles behind its rival\u2026 and one particular detail really drove this point.<\/p>\n
Click on the video above and you\u2019ll see the Live Translation feature in action \u2013 two people talk in their respective languages, and Apple Intelligence translates words and phrases in real-time. The only problem isn\u2019t just that this feature\u2019s 8 years too late\u2026 it\u2019s that in the translation, you aren\u2019t listening to the opposite person talking, you\u2019re listening to the voice of Siri translating things instead. You could be talking to Morgan Freeman and the AirPods Pro 3 still play back his dialogues in Siri\u2019s voice. The dissonance can be a bit jarring, which is why Google unveiled Voice Translate this year at their August event. Voice Translate doesn\u2019t just translate languages, it translates them while maintaining the original speaker\u2019s tone of voice. So in theory, Ariana Grande sounds like Ariana Grande, and Emmanuel Macron sounds like Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n
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I don\u2019t mean to knock the AirPods Pro 3, they\u2019re honestly fantastic \u2013 Apple just debuted the AirPods\u2019 ability to do incredible things like measure your health stats right from your ear \u2013 something that sounds absolutely mental on paper. Imagine your AirPods knowing your heart rate, knowing what music to play to calm you down or hype you up \u2013 that\u2019s honestly game-changing. This is besides the fact that the AirPods Pro were designed to work as hearing aids last year. Google and other companies have some serious catching up to do here\u2026 but this just reinforces my point. Apple is the king of hardware, but as far as AI goes, the company has a lot of catching up to do.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Realistically, I do see this happening if Apple makes a few changes. There\u2019s been talks of Apple potentially buying Perplexity, while the company already has a deep relationship with OpenAI for bringing ChatGPT to Apple Intelligence. However, nothing seems to be finalized as Tim Cook allegedly doesn\u2019t believe in making such a splashy purchase. Apple\u2019s own AI assistant still hasn\u2019t replaced Siri effectively, as Craig Federighi mentioned in an interview after WWDC. The company\u2019s also been ruthlessly moralistic about not training their AI on consumer data the way Google and Meta do \u2013 but that fortitude has come with a price.<\/p>\n
The AirPods Pro 3 are currently on presale<\/a>, with a $249 price tag. The new flagship earphones will hit the stores 10 days from now on September 19th.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post The AirPods Pro 3 Live Translation still proves that Google\u2019s AI is miles ahead<\/a> first appeared on Yanko Design<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apple just launched a pretty impressive feature with their AirPods Pro 3 \u2013 the ability to actively translate any language in real-time, so you can listen to anyone speak but understand them perfectly. The only … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n