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17 September 2026

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Google DeepMind's SL2T brings sign-to-text dictation to Gboard and Live Transcribe on Pixel 11

Google DeepMind has introduced SL2T, a sign-language-to-text model that powers sign-to-text dictation in Gboard and Live Transcribe on Pixel 11, starting with American Sign Language to English. The announcement gives no independent performance data and limited details on when other devices and languages will follow.

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