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Sep 2025
26m 28s

Talking translation

Bbc World Service
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We test the AI tech that offers live language translation on the telephone. India bans online money games. And AI in the workplace - a global study looks at who uses it, and why.

Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn

(Image: A photo of a young woman speaking into a smartphone. Credit: pocketlight/Getty Images)

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