At its Google for India event in New Delhi recently, Google announced that its AI-powered Assistant platform will soon converse in Hindi. Presently, the only way you can use Assistant is through Google’s Allo messaging app. The “Smart Replies” feature where Allo suggests responses to messages so you can respond quickly will also be available in Hindi. This could mean that Hindi will be the second language to be supported by Assistant, after English.
Google says that it’ll roll out Hindi support for Assistant later this year. It also noted that Allo’s Smart Replies feature – which suggests one-tap responses on the fly, based on the messages and images your contacts send you in English or Hinglish- will also be available in Hindi soon.
That could mean that Hindi will be the second language to be supported by Assistant, after English. It’ll be interesting to see if the company extends this to other services like Google Now on Tap in the future.
The feature is one of several major announcements from Google at its India event, with a view to bring the next billion people online.
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