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Web AI: Magic or Myth

Talkat DevFestMN 2025 · on Saturday, 2025-12-06· [web-platform, web-performance, large-language-models]
name:Liz Myers
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Demonstrates a production-ready in-browser language tutor (LingoWise) that performs real-time speech recognition, neural translation, and text-to-speech without servers or APIs, using Transformers.js, WebSpeech APIs, and modern web standards. Compares where browser-run AI succeeds and where it falls short versus cloud APIs, showing concrete wins and limitations through a live demo built for offline use (e.g., learning French on planes).

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