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  "description": "Meta SeamlessM4T (Massively Multilingual & Multimodal Machine Translation) is a foundational AI model developed by Meta AI. It is designed to provide high-quality translation across nearly 100 languages for text and speech, supporting tasks like speech-to-speech, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech within a single unified system.",
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      "slug": "meta-mms-massively-multilingual-speech",
      "name": "Meta Mms Massively Multilingual Speech"
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-11T14:35:48.485+00:00",
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    "founded": "2023",
    "headquarters": "Menlo Park, California",
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    "employee_count": "Unknown (Meta AI Research Division)",
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      "Human Translation/Interpretation: Using human translators or interpreters to provide real-time or asynchronous translation services.",
      "Localization Agencies: Professional localization firms that manage the end-to-end translation and dubbing process."
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      "how to translate spoken English to Swahili in real time",
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