SIGN-AI: An AI Assistant for Sign Language

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contents <p>This paper introduces SIGN-AI, a unified framework for high-fidelity sign language synthesis<br>via text, voice, and video Inputs, it is a transformative framework for real-time sign language <br>synthesis addressing critical accessibility gaps for 70 million deaf individuals worldwide.<br>Confronting significant barriers—including 83% lack of accessible STEM education materials,<br>only 4.7% online content with sign interpretation, and 3× higher unemployment rates—we<br>propose two novel algorithmic approaches: Algorithm 1 (Text/Image-Driven Synthesis)<br>employs a modular pipeline converting multimodal inputs to text, generating sign images<br>via Vision Transformers trained on SGN-IMG datasets, animating frames through optical<br>flow prediction (0.5-2s clips), and sequencing with LSTM models. This approach delivers<br>computational efficiency (CPU-feasible) and explicit sign control. Algorithm 2 (End-to-<br>End Video Synthesis) utilizes diffusion models trained on SGN-VID datasets to directly<br>translate text into motion vectors, producing 1-3s sign segments with attention-based fusion,<br>achieving superior motion fidelity through learned co-articulation.Benchmarks demonstrate<br>70% resource reduction (Algorithm 1) and 92% motion naturalness (Algorithm 2) versus state-<br>of-the-art. Projected impacts include: 45% faster STEM concept acquisition, 30% increase<br>in deaf graduates by 2035, and $17B annual economic productivity gain. The framework<br>enables real-time translation of streaming media, educational content, and professional<br>communications, with future research targeting low-latency video-to-video conversion and<br>an AI Assistant.</p>
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spellingShingle SIGN-AI: An AI Assistant for Sign Language
Guechi Ayoub
Sign Language Synthesis
Multimodal AI
Accessibility Technology
Educational Inclusion
Deaf Commu- nication
AI Video
AI Assistant
<p>This paper introduces SIGN-AI, a unified framework for high-fidelity sign language synthesis<br>via text, voice, and video Inputs, it is a transformative framework for real-time sign language <br>synthesis addressing critical accessibility gaps for 70 million deaf individuals worldwide.<br>Confronting significant barriers—including 83% lack of accessible STEM education materials,<br>only 4.7% online content with sign interpretation, and 3× higher unemployment rates—we<br>propose two novel algorithmic approaches: Algorithm 1 (Text/Image-Driven Synthesis)<br>employs a modular pipeline converting multimodal inputs to text, generating sign images<br>via Vision Transformers trained on SGN-IMG datasets, animating frames through optical<br>flow prediction (0.5-2s clips), and sequencing with LSTM models. This approach delivers<br>computational efficiency (CPU-feasible) and explicit sign control. Algorithm 2 (End-to-<br>End Video Synthesis) utilizes diffusion models trained on SGN-VID datasets to directly<br>translate text into motion vectors, producing 1-3s sign segments with attention-based fusion,<br>achieving superior motion fidelity through learned co-articulation.Benchmarks demonstrate<br>70% resource reduction (Algorithm 1) and 92% motion naturalness (Algorithm 2) versus state-<br>of-the-art. Projected impacts include: 45% faster STEM concept acquisition, 30% increase<br>in deaf graduates by 2035, and $17B annual economic productivity gain. The framework<br>enables real-time translation of streaming media, educational content, and professional<br>communications, with future research targeting low-latency video-to-video conversion and<br>an AI Assistant.</p>
title SIGN-AI: An AI Assistant for Sign Language
topic Sign Language Synthesis
Multimodal AI
Accessibility Technology
Educational Inclusion
Deaf Commu- nication
AI Video
AI Assistant
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15741440