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OpenAI is taking Google Translate seriously: it now has personalized translation ChatGPT translation A web page that can convert writing in 50 languages. At first glance, it looks like a basic text-to-text translator similar to Google Translate and other simple language translation tools on the web. But scrolling down the page reveals more about OpenAI’s translation ambitions.
You’ll encounter a line that says add audio or an image (for example, an image of a banner) for subtitles, though the page doesn’t indicate when these capabilities will become available.
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The emergence of OpenAI Translation comes at a time when its main competitor, Google, is aggressively deploying AI to support features such as Live translation using headphones and New language learning tools. Google in 2024 110 languages added To its translations.
Language translation is a hot area for AI in general. At CES 2026 last week, for example, CNET’s Missy Mayer tried an experiment phone-Device size and companion Headphones Which I allowed Continue a lively conversation With a Polish speaker even though she doesn’t speak Polish herself.
ChatGPT’s translation features now have their own webpage at chatgpt.com/translate. The page is basic and directs you to ChatGPT’s main chat tool once you’re done translating.
The skills that ChatGPT Translate currently provides are things you can already do in the chatbot itself. In fact, once you’ve translated text on a web page, ChatGPT presents a set of sample prompts as one-click buttons for what you can do with that text, like “Translate this and make it sound more fluent” or “Translate this as if you were explaining it to a child.”
Selecting one of these prompts will take you to a ChatGPT conversation where options like uploading images are easily available.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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