Facebook's AI crosses language barrier to assist in Spanish

Any technology that only works in English neglects 75% of the world. That problem is especially severe for Facebook with its global userbase. Yet most languages are being left out by the advances in artificial intelligence centered around natural language processing led by researchers in the U.S. and China. But today marks a milestone for AI accessibility. Facebook Messenger's artificial intelligence assistant "M" can now make recommendations in Spanish of Messenger features to use if it detects that that's the language someone writes in.