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Tourist(Arabic):
How do I get to the Stade de France?
Tourist (Spanish):
When are the Olympic Games?
Tourist (Swedish):
Hello, sorry, how do I get to the train station if I have to take the train?
Most Parisians have become accustomed to tourists. This summer, however, even more people from abroad are likely to travel to the French capital:
Gregoire de Lasteyrie, RATP spokesperson:
France will host the Olympics in a few months. Now we will have visitors from all over the world coming, millions of visitors from all over the world. It is important to provide them with the right information. That's why it's extremely important to be able to speak to them in as many languages as possible and help them find their way around Paris.
In order to relieve the burden on employees of the public transport system, those responsible are relying on artificial intelligence. 2,000 employees will be equipped with AI-assisted translation devices to help visitors navigate Paris's public transport system during the games.
The so-called TRADIVIA device supports 16 different languages. How does it perform in the test?
Raphael Gassette, Metro Paris:
It didn't necessarily completely change my daily life, but it certainly changed it. Why? Because we no longer have this fear, this fear of approaching visitors. Of course, we know that they could speak Korean, Hindi or Mandarin, for example. We no longer have the fear of thinking, "Oh no, we won't get along."
The service will continue after the Olympic Games in Paris. Even without major sporting events, the French capital is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world.