Ajit Narayanan: A word game to communicate in any language
آجیت نارایانان: "بازیِ واژگان" برای ارتباط در هر زبانی
Ajit Narayanan is the inventor of Avaz, an affordable, tablet-based communication device for people who are speech-impaired. Full bio
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a lot of difficulty with language.
بسیاری با زبان دارند.
with what it started with,
that work with children with autism --
با بچه های اوتیسمی کار می کنند
"من"، "می خوام"، "سوپ"
together to form sentences,
دنبال هم قرار می گیرند،
کلمات رو یاد بگیرند.
here that convey the meaning.
که معنا را انتقال می دهند.
is completely meaningless.
که کاملن بی معنیه.
a lot of difficulty coping with,
برای بچه های اوتیسمی خیلی سخته:
که همگی می دونیم
infinite amount of information,
to children with autism.
دستور زبان یاد بدم.
a very interesting perspective.
you want to eat ice cream?
want to eat ice cream in the evening?"
غروب می خوای بستنی بخوری؟
in some sense, of language.
the word "want" into "wanted."
تا توانایی در پرداخت رو نشون بدیم.
interesting things about this.
شروع کنم.
different combinations of this.
interesting about FreeSpeech.
into sentences in FreeSpeech,
به جملات "گفتار مستقل،"
representation into English.
به انگلیسی ترجمه کنند.
the FreeSpeech Engine
technology for children with autism,
یک فناوری برای کمک به کودکان اوتیسمی؛
incredible amount of identification.
but much more effective
talk to you about this idea next.
که می خوام درباره ش صحبت کنم.
زبان یاد می گیرید،
learn Japanese right now —
through your first language.
language with FreeSpeech,
زبان می سازه،
with millions of different children
آزمایش کنند
one-dimensional sound.
در زمینه اطلاعات انجام می دیم،
in the language domain.
در دامنه ی زبان قرار می گیرند.
countless billions of websites,
and when you want to use Google,
و وقتی شما از گوگل استفاده می کنید،
و به انگلیسی تایپ می کنید،
the data structure of speech.
the data structure of thought.
representation on one side,
Engine, which generates English.
language-independent.
از زبان مستقل است.
many different languages,
that our brains have invented.
اختراع مغزمون باشه.
applications of FreeSpeech,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ajit Narayanan - Visual grammar engine inventorAjit Narayanan is the inventor of Avaz, an affordable, tablet-based communication device for people who are speech-impaired.
Why you should listen
Ajit Narayanan is the founder and CEO of Invention Labs, and the inventor of Avaz AAC, the first assistive device aimed at an Indian market that helps people with speech disabilities -- such as cerebral palsy, autism, intellectual disability, aphasia and learning disabilities -- to communicate. Avaz is also available as an iPad app, aimed at children with autism. In 2010, Avaz won the National Award for Empowerment of People with Disabilities from the president of India, and in 2011, Narayanan was listed in MIT Technology Review 35 under 35.
Narayanan is a prolific inventor with more than 20 patent applications. He is an electrical engineer with degrees from IIT Madras. His research interests are embedded systems, signal processing and understanding how the brain perceives language and communication.
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