Otávio Good

{{short description|American computer programmer}}

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| nationality = American and Brazilian

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| alma_mater = University of Maryland

| occupation = Video game developer (former)
Translation software entrepreneur

| known_for = Original author of Word Lens

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| title = Software engineer at Google, Inc. (2014-2018)
Founder and CEO of Quest Visual, Inc. (2009–2014){{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-entrepreneur-wordlens-idUSTRE73I63P20110419?type=smallBusinessNews|last=Armstrong|first=Natalie|title=Word Lens app developer builds on social media buzz|work=Reuters|date=April 19, 2011|access-date=April 19, 2011}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_20/b4228044643811.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509182430/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_20/b4228044643811.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2011|last=MacMillan|first=Douglas|title=Otávio Good's Instant Translator|magazine=Bloomberg Businessweek|date=May 5, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2011}}
Software architect at Sega Studios San Francisco (2006–2009)
Co-founder of Secret Level, Inc. (1999-2006)

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Otávio Good is a Brazilian and American computer programmer and inventor. He is the original author of Word Lens, the first augmented reality translation application that replaces printed text into the desired language in video without connection to the Internet.

Because of its potential impact on international travel, Word Lens received significant amount of attention{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/12/iphone-app-word-lens-quest-visual.html|title=Word Lens enables iPhone users to instantly translate Spanish to English|last=Hennigan|first=W.J.|publisher=Los Angeles Times: Business/Technology|date=December 17, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20026041-233.html|last=Broida|first=Rick|title=Word Lens for iPhone translates Spanish to English--in real time!|publisher=CNET Reviews|date=December 17, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/12/19/word-lens-translation-app-planned-for-android-and-more|title=Word Lens translation app planned for Android and more|last=Darren|first=Allan|publisher=Tech Watch|date=December 19, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tomsguide.com/us/word-lens-babel-fish-translation,news-9432.html|last=Yam|first=Marcus|title=Word Lens App is Like a Magical Visual Babel Fish|publisher=Tom's Guide: Software|date=December 19, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/mobile-phones/1281727/word-lens-instant-translation-app-launching-on-android-plus-global-languages|title=Word Lens instant translation app launching on Android, plus global languages|publisher=Expert Reviews|date=December 19, 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://www.afcea.org/signal/signalscape/index.php/2010/12/cool-app-titude-word-lens|last=Eisenhower|first=Rachel|title=Cool App-titude: Word Lens|newspaper=Afcea International |publisher=Signal Scape|date=December 21, 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-gadgeteer/instant-word-translations-without-an-internet-connection-with-word-lens/4243|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222072409/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-gadgeteer/instant-word-translations-without-an-internet-connection-with-word-lens/4243|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2010|last=Evans|first=Joel|title=Instant word translations without an internet connection with Word Lens|work=ZDNet|date=December 21, 2010}} following its release on December 16, 2010,{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/12/16/world-lens-translates-words-inside-of-images-yes-really|last=Tsotsis|first=Alexia|title=Word Lens Translates Words Inside of Images. Yes Really|work=TechCrunch|date=December 16, 2010}} including Wired,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/12/word-lens-augmented-reality-app-translates-street-signs-instantly/|title=Word Lens: Augmented Reality App Translates Street Signs Instantly|last=Sorrel|first=Charlie|magazine=Wired: Gadget Lab|date=December 17, 2010|access-date=December 20, 2010}} The Economist,{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2010/12/instant_translation|last=B.|first=N.|title=Word Lens: This changes everything|publisher=The Economist: Gulliver blog|date=December 18, 2010}} CNN,{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/12/20/word.lens.iphone.app/index.html|title=New iPhone app translates foreign-language signs|last=Milian|first=Mark|publisher=CNN: Tech|date=December 20, 2010|access-date=December 20, 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/mobile/mobile_augmented_reality_translations_word_lens_vs_google_goggles.html|last=Kim|first=Ryan|title=Augmented Reality Translations: Word Lens vs. Google Goggles|publisher=CNN Money: Fortune Tech|date=December 17, 2010}} The New York Times,{{cite web |url=http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/word-lens/?src=busln|title=Word Lens: Una App Loca|last=Grobart|first=Sam|publisher=The New York Times: Technology|date=December 17, 2010}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/technology/personaltech/30pogue.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=word%20lens&st=Search|title=The Pogies: Best Tech Ideas of the Year|last=Pogue|first=David|publisher=The New York Times: Technology|date=December 29, 2010}} Forbes,{{cite magazine|url=https://blogs.forbes.com/parmyolson/2010/12/22/hot-new-word-lens-app-is-founders-first-project-in-augmented-reality|title=Hot, New 'Word Lens' App Is Founder's First Project In Augmented Reality |last=Olson |first=Parmy |magazine=Forbes|date=December 22, 2010}} The Wall Street Journal,{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2010/12/29/apps-we-use-word-lens-ios|title=Apps We Use: Word Lens [iOS]|last=Rooney|first=Ben|publisher=The Wall Street Journal: TechEurope|date=December 29, 2010}} and MIT Technology Review.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/37354|title=A New Reality: Applications that overlay information on smart-phone screen views will change the way we interact with the world around us|last=Boutin|first=Paul|magazine=Technology Review|date=May–June 2011}} To develop Word Lens, Otávio Good founded Quest Visual Inc., which was acquired by Google, Inc. in 2014,{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/16/google-has-acquired-quest-visual-the-maker-of-camera-based-translation-app-word-lens|last=Etherington|first=Darrell|title=Google Has Acquired Quest Visual, The Maker Of Camera-Based Translation App Word Lens|work=TechCrunch|date=May 16, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/google-buys-word-lens-maker-to-boost-translate/|last=Rosenblatt|first=Seth|title=Google buys Word Lens maker to boost Translate|work=CNET|date=May 16, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://9to5mac.com/2014/05/16/google-acquires-word-lens-app-recently-featured-in-apples-iphone-ad-powerful|last=Hall|first=Zac|title=Google acquires Word Lens app recently featured in Apple's iPhone ad "Powerful"|work=9to5Mac|date=May 16, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/05/16/google-tries-another-reality-with-purchase/|last=Winkler|first=Rolfe|title=Google Tries Another Reality With Quest Visual Purchase|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=May 16, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-google-word-lens-translation-app-free-20140521-story.html|last=Tschorn|first=Adam|title=Say what? Word Lens translation app is easy and free (for now)|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 22, 2014}}{{cite web |url= http://questvisual.com |title=Quest Visual is joining Google! |work=questvisual.com |year=2014 |access-date=May 26, 2014}} leading to the incorporation of the Word Lens feature into the Google Translate app in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/hallo-hola-ola-more-powerful-translate.html|last=Turovsky|first=Barak|title=Hallo, hola, olá to the new, more powerful Google Translate app|work=Google: Official Blog|date=January 14, 2015|access-date=January 14, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/google-translate-app-gets-an-upgrade/|last=Dougherty|first=Conor|title=Google Translate App Gets an Upgrade|work=The New York Times: Bits|date=January 14, 2015|access-date=January 17, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/updates-for-google-translate-just-hold-up-your-phone/|last=Rosenbloom|first=Stephanie|title=Updates for Google Translate (Just Hold Up Your Phone)|work=The New York Times: In Transit|date=January 14, 2015|access-date=January 18, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2015/01/14/hands-on-with-google-translate/|last=Ulanoff|first=Lance|title=Hands on with Google Translate: A mix of awesome and OK|work=Mashable|date=January 15, 2015|access-date=January 18, 2015}}

While at Google, Good became a spokesperson for machine learning efforts, explaining how it is possible to "squeeze" a high-quality convolutional neural network into a smartphone,{{Cite news|url=https://research.googleblog.com/2015/07/how-google-translate-squeezes-deep.html|title=How Google Translate squeezes deep learning onto a phone|last=Good|first=Otavio|date=July 29, 2015|work=Google Research Blog|access-date=July 5, 2016}} and why machine learning is the "next underlying technology".{{Cite news|url=http://foundersfund.com/2016/07/machines-that-learn/|title=Machines That Learn: A primer on neural nets and deep learning|last=Good|first=Otavio|date=July 5, 2016|work=Founders Fund|access-date=July 5, 2016}} Word Lens feature was expanded from 7 to 27 languages of the Google Translate app in 2015,{{Cite news|url=https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/see-world-in-your-language-with-google.html|title=See the world in your language with Google Translate|last=Turovsky|first=Barak|date=July 29, 2015|work=Google: Official Blog|access-date=July 5, 2016}} and then to both simplified and traditional Chinese in 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/translate-where-you-need-it-in-any-app.html|title=Translate where you need it: in any app, offline, and wherever you see Chinese|last=Turovsky|first=Barak|date=May 11, 2016|work=Google: Official Blog|access-date=July 5, 2016}}

Prior to Word Lens, Good was a video game developer and co-founded Secret Level, Inc., which was acquired by Sega Inc. in 2006 and became Sega Studios San Francisco. In 2011, Otávio Good led the team All Your Shreds Are Belong to U.S. that won the DARPA Shredder Challenge 2011.{{cite news | last = Bingham | first = Amy | date = December 2, 2011 | url = https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2011/12/calif-programmers-win-50k-in-pentagons-un-shredding-contest | title = Calif. Programmers Win $50K in Pentagon's Un-Shredding Contest | work = ABC News | access-date = December 2, 2011}}{{cite magazine | last = Drummond | first = Katie | date = December 2, 2011 | url = https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/darpa-shredder-challenge-2 | title = Programmers Shred Pentagon's Paper Puzzle Challenge | magazine = Wired | access-date = December 4, 2011}}{{cite magazine | last = Aron | first = Jacob | date = December 3, 2011 | url = https://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/12/darpas-shredder-challenge-has.html | title = DARPA's Shredder Challenge has been solved | magazine = New Scientist | access-date = December 4, 2011}} Good was awarded the 2011 World Technology Award in the category IT-Software (Individual) presented at the United Nations headquarters {{cite magazine|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/242840/apple_didnt_just_change_the_world_its_apps_did_too.html|title=Apple Didn't Just Change the World, its Apps Did Too|last=DesMarais|first=Christina|magazine=PC World|date=October 30, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/billrobinson/the-world-technology-awar_b_1035147.html|title=The World Technology Awards|last=Robinson|first=Bill|work=The Huffington Post|date=November 1, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011}} and the Netexplo award in the category Innovation & Technology presented at the UNESCO headquarters.{{cite web|url=http://themyndset.com/2012/03/mde23-interview-with-word-lens-founder-otavio-good-at-netexplo|title=MDE23: Interview with Word Lens founder, Otavio Good at Netexplo|last=Dial|first=Minter|publisher=The Myndset: MDE23|date=March 16, 2012|access-date=May 20, 2012}} for creation of Word Lens.