Ajit Narayanan: A word game to communicate in any language
אג'יט נריאנן: משחק מילים כדי לתקשר בכל שפה
Ajit Narayanan is the inventor of Avaz, an affordable, tablet-based communication device for people who are speech-impaired. Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
a lot of difficulty with language.
כולנו יכולים להבין את זה.
ואיך שהיא נשמעת,
with what it started with,
that work with children with autism --
עם ילדים אוטיסטיים --
לעזור לילדים אוטיסטיים
together to form sentences,
here that convey the meaning.
is completely meaningless.
a lot of difficulty coping with,
infinite amount of information,
to children with autism.
a very interesting perspective.
you want to eat ice cream?
"לאכול מה? את רוצה לאכול גלידה?
want to eat ice cream in the evening?"
את רוצה לאכול גלידה בערב?"
in some sense, of language.
לזה.
the word "want" into "wanted."
של המילה "רוצה" ל"רציתי"
דוגמא אחרת.
כדי להפוך את זה ל"יכול לשלם"
interesting things about this.
different combinations of this.
interesting about FreeSpeech.
מאוד מעניין ב"פרי ספיטש".
into sentences in FreeSpeech,
representation into English.
the FreeSpeech Engine
technology for children with autism,
טכנולוגייה עבור ילדים אוטיסטיים,
incredible amount of identification.
but much more effective
talk to you about this idea next.
לדבר איתכם על הרעיון הזה.
learn Japanese right now —
through your first language.
language with FreeSpeech,
with millions of different children
one-dimensional sound.
in the language domain.
countless billions of websites,
and when you want to use Google,
וכשאנחנו רוצים להשתמש בגוגל
ומקלידים באנגלית,
במקום זאת?
the data structure of speech.
the data structure of thought.
representation on one side,
Engine, which generates English.
language-independent.
הוא לגמרי בלתי תלוי בשפות.
many different languages,
בשפה אחת, ב"פרי ספיטש",
that our brains have invented.
שמוחותינו המציאו.
הרבה יותר מדהים משל שלי,
applications of FreeSpeech,
של "פרי ספיטש",
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.
Ajit Narayanan | Speaker | TED.com