Microsoft’s meeting room of the future is wild — from theverge.com by Tom Warren
Transcription, translation, and identification
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Microsoft just demonstrated a meeting room of the future at the company’s Build developer conference.
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It all starts with a 360-degree camera and microphone array that can detect anyone in a meeting room, greet them, and even transcribe exactly what they say in a meeting regardless of language.
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Microsoft takes the meeting room scenario even further, though. The company is using its artificial intelligence tools to then act on what meeting participants say.
From DSC:
Whoa! Many things to think about here. Consider the possibilities for global/blended/online-based learning (including MOOCs) with technologies associated with translation, transcription, and identification.