Ai-based translation earbuds to overcome language barriers? Sounds a lot like Babel Truly nothing new under the sun At Babel, man was united in a universal language, proudly seeking to build a tower that reached the heavens. Universal speech enabled rebellion, hence why God broke Babel’s unity by scattering the peoples and multiplying tongues Like Babel, language translation earbuds seek to restore (through technology) the functional equivalent of one universal language Universal communication