Microsoft brings practical new features to users in the EDGE browser: when users watch, for example, an English video, Microsoft can use artificial intelligence to translate English into your native language, such as Simplified Chinese, in real time and output the audio, so that you can continue watching the video without reading subtitles.
This function requires a lot of memory because it is parsed locally by AI. According to Microsoft's instructions, only PCs with at least 12GB of memory and at least 4 cores of CPU can enable the real-time video translation function. Devices with lower configurations cannot enable this function.
The principle of the real-time video translation function is actually not complicated. First, the AI model is required to parse the audio and transcribe it into text, and then use the text-to-audio model to generate audio. Because it is a real-time local operation, it requires a lot of memory.
This feature has been pushed to the Microsoft Edge Beta version. Users can upgrade to the Beta version and go to the language settings to enable the real-time video translation function. After enabling it, they can find a video to test to see if it can be translated into other languages.
There are many languages supported, and basically all languages with a large number of users can be supported. As for memory, it is estimated that new PCs purchased in recent years should have at least 16GB of memory, and some old devices may still use 8GB of memory.
If it is for daily office use, 8GB of memory is basically sufficient. However, if you want to play games or use AI functions, 8GB of memory is indeed not enough. You will need at least 32GB or even 64GB of memory, so users who are still using small memory may wish to look at the configuration and replace it with a larger memory stick.