United StatesMedia and entertainment2024 – ongoingRoblox
Real-time AI text-chat translation
Roblox launched real-time AI chat translation across 16 languages
Problem
People sharing a Roblox experience often spoke different languages. That limited communication within the same virtual space.
Approach
Roblox built a proprietary large language model to translate text messages as users typed. It launched automatic translation in experiences using TextChatService on February 5, 2024. Each participant could read messages in their preferred supported language.
Results
Takeaway
Using the shared chat service made translation available within participating experiences without requiring players to translate messages themselves.
Categories
- Industry
- Media and entertainment
- Business function
- IT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Product and service innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Roblox announced that automatic text-chat translation had launched in experiences using TextChatService. It described its proprietary model and support for translation among 16 languages.
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