AI sign language recognition facilitates communication at Games for Persons with Disabilities

A sign language recognition system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) will offer improved convenience for participants in the upcoming 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games of China.

Developed by Voibook, a tech company based in south China's Guangzhou City, the recognition system has been integrated into a service application of the grand sport event, allowing individuals with hearing impairments to understand real-time commentary, ask for venue directions, and access remote sign language translation services with the touch of a button.

"Our technology provides barrier-free communication support for the participating athletes with hearing impairments. We will continue to optimize and update our algorithms, focusing on enhancing the accuracy and response speed of AI recognition," said Voibook founder Shi Chengchuan.

Shi himself is also hearing-impaired. He and his team have developed a sign language translation phone app, sign language translation devices, voice translation watches, and voice translation captioning systems, which are now being used in various public places such as government service centers, hospitals and schools.

"Technological advancements present a tremendous opportunity for people with disabilities. Take me for instance—after losing my hearing in my childhood, I could never have imagined that one day I would be able to communicate with others with virtually no barriers," said Shi.

AI sign language recognition facilitates communication at Games for Persons with Disabilities

AI sign language recognition facilitates communication at Games for Persons with Disabilities

AI sign language recognition facilitates communication at Games for Persons with Disabilities

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday the outcome of the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks will be decided over the next 10 days amid high tensions and increased U.S. military buildups in the Middle East.

Trump made the remarks when addressing the inaugural meeting of the "Board of Peace" in Washington, D.C.

"You're going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days," Trump said, calling Iran "a hotspot right now."

"We may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we're going to make a deal," he said.

"It's proven to be, over the years, not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran, and we have to make a meaningful deal. Otherwise bad things happen," Trump added.

The White House said Wednesday that Tehran is expected to present more details on its negotiating position within weeks.

"Diplomacy is always his (Trump's) first option," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, but also noted that "there are many reasons and arguments that one could make for a strike against Iran."

A Trump adviser has estimated a "90 percent chance" of strikes within weeks if talks fail, Axios reported Tuesday, noting that the U.S. raid could involve a large-scale, weeks-long campaign.

Trump says he will decide whether to make deal or attack Iran in 10 days