True Zero-shot MT

Sebastian Ruder · 27 Feb 2024 · ruder.io ↗

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Text-based NLP technology has limited value for under-represented languages that are primarily spoken and lack a standardized writing system.

Their wordsmany under-represented languages are primarily spoken; they do not have a written tradition or a standardized orthography. Text-based NLP technology is thus of limited use to them.
Our reading
The embodied, interactive, multi-modal nature of human first-language acquisition is hard to replicate in current AI models.

Their wordsthe embodied, interactive, and multi-modal nature of first language (L1) acquisition is challenging to replicate with current models.