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Re:Whisper.cpp v1.4.0 by doublebind on Sunday April 30, 2023 @05:00PM (#35766580)
Yes. According to the OpenAI Whisper repo [0], when you use the 'whisper' command line tool:

"Adding --task translate will translate the speech into English."

I tried translating a conference with a German speaker. The transcription was superb, but the translation no so much.

[0] https://github.com/openai/whisper

Re:Whisper.cpp v1.4.0 by canadiantim on Sunday April 30, 2023 @05:06PM (#35766628)
Ah I love the future. Thank you!