Google DeepMind Launches SL2T: Sign Language-to-Text on Pixel
udmrzn · x · 2026-08-14
Google DeepMind has launched SL2T, a sign language-to-text model enabling deaf and hard-of-hearing users to sign directly to their phones.
Starting with American Sign Language-to-English on the Pixel 11, the feature is integrated into Gboard and Live Transcribe. DeepMind noted the model was built in close collaboration with the Deaf community.
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