The GALE project: A description and an update

Abstract

Summary form only given. The GALE (global autonomous language exploitation) program is a DARPA program to develop and apply computer software technologies to absorb, translate, analyze, and interpret huge volumes of speech and text in multiple languages This program has been active for two years, and the GALE contractors have been engaged in developing highly robust speech recognition, machine translation, and information delivery systems in Chinese and Arabic. Several GALE-developed talks will be given in this workshop. This overview talk will review the program goals, the technical highlights, and the technical issues remaining in the GALE project.