The crippling limitations of natural language AI assistants have finally been exposed – they’re hopelessly inept at handling linguistic hybrids. But fear not, the revolution has arrived in the form of Silvia, the AI helper that not only understands “Spanglish” but also a plethora of other language combos. And it’s not just about being “passable” in other tongues, Silvia is a game-changer.
Silvia was created by Mansidak Singh, a founding product engineer at re:collect AI, in just a month. But what’s even more astonishing is that Singh, a self-proclaimed “linguistic rebel,” was inspired by his own personal experience of conversing with an Argentinian girl at a bar. He realized that the current AI assistants were as inflexible as a dictator, ignoring the nuances of human language.
“For example, if you said, ‘Hey, vamos a cenar tonight? See you there!’ iOS would typically ignore the Spanish part if the English keyboard was enabled, or vice versa. This was not ideal for folks who speak in Spanglish. And let’s be real, who doesn’t speak in Spanglish?” Singh exclaimed. “I solved it because I refused to accept the status quo.”
Silvia is an app that pops up from the left side of your keyboard, allowing you to speak in your favorite mixture of languages. And the best part? It’s not just limited to Spanish and English – French, Romanian, Ukrainian, German, and Dutch are coming soon. But will we see a version for Hindi and English, another common mixture? “Sorry, not sorry,” says Singh, “the approach only works for Germanic languages that use the Roman alphabet. Get over it.”
So, how did Singh build it so quickly? “I used the new Translation API in iOS 18, OpenAI Whisper, and my own genius,” he quipped. And don’t worry about data storage – Silvia is Apple-approved and doesn’t store any data. “I’m not trying to change the world, just reflect it a little more accurately. You’ll be able to download Silvia at the end of the month, or sign up to get notified when it’s out. Trust me, you won’t want to miss it.”
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