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Google Introduces A Reading App Called Bolo To Help Indian Children Read Better

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March 9, 2019
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Google is unveiling another application only for India, this opportunity to enable kids to figure out how to read.

Bolo, designed to be an online reading tutor and has now been made accessible to Indian users of Google’s Android OS this week following quite a while of testing.

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A Google statement said “We believe technology has the power to help transform teaching and learning, and have been actively directing our products, programs and philanthropy to ensure that all students are able to benefit from it.”

The Bolo app imitates instructor and pupil interactions using and artificial intelligence system. This AI system is also able to give the students feedback on their performance.

The app is at present adapted towards local speakers of Hindi, the most spoken local dialect in India. Its present library incorporates 40 Hindi stories and 50 English stories that kids can access. Google said Bolo will include different dialects “after some time.

Inside the application is a reading assistant called Diya, who supports and corrects the kid when they read so anyone might hear. As children read, Diya can tune in and react with some kind of feedback.  Diya can likewise peruse the content to the tyke and clarify the importance of English words. As kids advance in the application, they’ll be given word recreations that success them in-application rewards and identifications to persuade them.

The application works offline which is wouldn’t be the first time Google would be doing that India where internet access isn’t constantly accessible. Bolo can be utilized by various kinds, also, and will modify itself (using AI) to their very own reading levels.

The internet giant has been at the front line of a dash for India’s web users, who currently number in excess of 580 million. About 60% of the nation’s populace is still yet to come online, making it a huge opportunity for big tech companies. Take for example Spotify launching in India just last week and signing up about one million users in just six days.

Bolo is the most recent of a few India-first services that Google has taken off to attempt and draw in a huge number of users. Other recently launched services include a nearby social network called Neighbourly and a support of get bank credits through Google Pay.

Google says all private data in Bolo will remain in the device in order to protect children privacy.

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