Google DeepMind has shipped a sign-language-to-text model, SL2T, inside two consumer Android products, the first time sign language AI has reached a shipping phone feature. The model powers sign-to-text dictation in Gboard and Live Transcribe on Pixel 11 phones, launching with American Sign Language to English translation on August 12, 2026. The feature works anywhere a user would normally type. A Deaf signer can dictate a web search, draft a message or document, or query Gemini by signing to…
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