Tech-Giant, Google, has announced six new features and innovations to assist users in gathering and exploring information in new ways.
The spokesperson for West and Sub-Saharan Africa, Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, made this known in a statement made available on Thursday, in Lagos.
According to Mr. Kola-Ogunlade, the new features that use machine learning would enable users to obtain information in new ways.
The six new features that he emphasized were multi-search, multi-search near me, translation in a flash, Google for iOS updates, even quicker methods to locate what one is searching for, and new ways to explore information.
He further disclosed that more than eight billion inquiries are answered monthly, using the lens.
“With multi-search, you can take a picture or use a screenshot and then add text to it – similar to the way you might naturally point at something and ask a question about it.
“Multi-search is available in English globally and will now be rolling out in 70 languages in the next few months,” he said.
He said that the multi-search feature enables users to screenshot items and locate them nearby.
“So, if you have a hankering for your favourite local dish, all you need to do is screenshot it, and Google will connect you with nearby restaurants serving it,” he explained.
He asserts that one of the most effective features of visual comprehension is its capacity to overcome language barriers in a split second.
“Google has gone beyond translating text to translating pictures – with Google translating text in images over one billion times monthly in more than 100 languages,” Mr Kola-Ogunlade said.
Google, according to him, is now able to translate text into intricate images as a result of significant advances in machine learning.
“Google has also optimised their machine learning models to do all this in just 100 milliseconds — shorter than the blink of an eye,” Mr Kola-Ogunlade added.
