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Natural language translation programs needed for GNU Help Wanted
Category: Developer
Submitter: toby
Date: Wed 25 Jun 2003 02:45:28 PM UTC
Status: Filled
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2008-09-01 - toby - learned about the Apertium project at http://www.apertium.org/ which appears to be making good progress on this task. If you're looking for a natural language translation project then this looks like a good one.
If you're up for a "grand challenge" you can tackle a problem that's frustrated computer scientists and linguists for almost 40 years: translating one natural language into another. This task was considered one of the early benchmarks of Artificial Intelligence, and AI's failure to accomplish it led many to claim that AI was a failure.
Recently, several systems have appeared that can do at least approximate translation, such as Bablefish and Google. We'd like to see a Free alternative, however.
Be aware that if you attack this problem it will attack back.
Required Skills:
| Skill | Level | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| GNU Coding Standards | Good Knowledge | < 6 Months |
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