The discussion in the API owners meeting raised the question of whether language detection has fewer fingerprinting risks than the other APIs covered by https://webmachinelearning.github.io/writing-assistance-apis/#privacy. Could you say something about that in https://webmachinelearning.github.io/translation-api/#privacy?
Thanks, Jeffrey On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM Deepti Bogadi <dbog...@chromium.org> wrote: > Contact emails > > dome...@chromium.org, fer...@chromium.org, kenjibah...@chromium.org, > a...@chromium.org, memm...@chromium.org, christin...@chromium.org, > dbog...@chromium.org > > Explainer > > https://github.com/WICG/translation-api/blob/main/README.md > > Specification > > https://webmachinelearning.github.io/translation-api/#language-detector-api > > Note that although the translator API and language detector APIs both live > in a single specification, they can be implemented independently, and this > Intent is only for the language detector API. > > Summary > > A JavaScript API for detecting the language of text, with confidence > levels. > > > Blink component > > Blink>AI>Language Detection > <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3EAI%3ELanguage%20Detection%22> > > TAG review > > https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/948 > > TAG review status > > Issues addressed > > The TAG had a number of questions and suggestions, particularly around API > shape, all of which were addressed and incorporated into the design. > > Origin Trial Name > > Language Detector API > > Chromium Trial Name > > LanguageDetectionAPI > > Origin Trial documentation link > > https://github.com/WICG/translation-api/blob/main/README.md > > WebFeature UseCounter name > > kV8LanguageDetector_Detect_Method > > Risks > Interoperability and Compatibility > > This feature, like all built-in AI features, has inherent interoperability > risks due to the use of AI models whose behavior is not fully specified. > See some general discussion in > https://www.w3.org/reports/ai-web-impact/#interop. > > By providing a high-level API with clear output formats, as well as a > capabilities API for detecting what a given browser supports, we believe we > can guide web developers toward using the API in an interoperable way that > does not depend on the specific models that a given browser or browser > version uses. > > Gecko: No signal ( > https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1015) > > WebKit: No signal ( > https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/339) > > Web developers: Positive (https://github.com/WICG/proposals/issues/147) > > Other signals: > > Ergonomics > > This API will likely frequently be used in concert with the translator API > (https://chromestatus.com/feature/5172811302961152). > > The language detection is run on the main thread, the same as the > browser's built-in language detection. The inference is fast enough that it > is not a concern. > > > Activation > > This feature would definitely benefit from having polyfills, backed by any > of: cloud services, lazily-loaded on-device models using WebGPU, or the web > developer's own server. We anticipate seeing an ecosystem of such polyfills > grow as more developers experiment with this API. > > > WebView application risks > > Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such that > it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications? > > None > > > Debuggability > > Basic tooling suffices > > > Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, > Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)? > > Yes > Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests > <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md> > ? > > The WPTs test the API surface, but since no specific language is > guaranteed to be supported, we cannot test the actual language detection. > Some tests will need to be marked as optional as they assume certain > language support. They also currently do not pass on wpt.fyi since it runs > without a language detection model, so creation of LanguageDetector fails. > > Flag name on about://flags > > language-detection-api > > Finch feature name > > LanguageDetectionAPI > > Rollout plan > > Will ship enabled for all users > > Requires code in //chrome? > > False > > Measurement > > kV8AILanguageDetector_Detect_Method > > Estimated milestones > > Shipping on desktop > > 137 > > Origin trial desktop first > > 130 > > Origin trial desktop last > > 135 > > Origin trial extension 1 end milestone > > 138 > > DevTrial on desktop > > 129 > > Origin trial Android first > > 130 > > Origin trial Android last > > 135 > > DevTrial on Android > > 129 > > Origin trial WebView first > > 130 > > Origin trial WebView last > > 135 > > > Anticipated spec changes > > None but the API shape is designed with extensibility in mind > > Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status > > https://chromestatus.com/feature/6494349985841152?gate=5122129510268928 > > Links to previous Intent discussions > > Intent to Prototype: > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/Ie46tc6_8so/m/eY1huFmOAAAJ > > Intent to Experiment: > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAM0wra-WvH-sxxWndwAWPLF3eEYqeLhXrz-VmZKH4Wxzbpse-Q%40mail.gmail.com > Intent to Extend Experiment 1: > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAO4d-SsFc3ucbmasgZmWn4PE_TOMMnWZQCzrL%3DXbbo5tDxMSOg%40mail.gmail.com > > This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status > <https://chromestatus.com/>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "blink-dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAJcT_Zg_SDrGZ%3DnTFh4fAgzWSRmJ_5maON3rKHYjc6PWeeAkKA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAJcT_Zg_SDrGZ%3DnTFh4fAgzWSRmJ_5maON3rKHYjc6PWeeAkKA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. 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