Meta Platforms Inc. today released the code for NLLB-200, an internally developed artificial intelligence system capable of translating text across 200 languages.

The company is also releasing a set of tools designed to help researchers more easily apply NLLB-200 in software projects. 

Many of the 200 languages that NLLB-200 understands are not supported well by other AI translation systems, according to Meta. The company says fewer than 25 African languages are currently supported by widely used translation tools. NLLB-200 supports 55 African languages. Read More