How Large Language Models Prove Chomsky Wrong with Steven Piantadosi
UC Berkeley’s Steven Piantadosi on the transformative impact of LLMs on our understanding of language and how it challenges Noam Chomsky’s theories.
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Translation and Localization Industry Maintains Growth in 2022 to USD 27.9bn
Highlights from Slator’s 2023 Language Industry Market Report, OpenAI to trademark GPT, and a Swiss NLP corner with new research, debates and launches.
Google Bard Refuses to Translate, Launching Slator Answers
Slator launches new AI feature, Google’s Bard is super cautious on translation, K-pop star uses Youtube’s multi-audio track, and M&A in media localization.
Super Agency New Hires, RWS Results, ZOO Capital Raise
Jonckers sold to private equity firm, Welocalize and Lionbridge announce new C-level hires, financial update for RWS, and ZOO raises USD 15.5m for Japan acquisition.
How Fireflies.ai is Tripling Down on Becoming a Large Language Model-based Firm
Fireflies.ai CEO Krish Ramineni on finding their product-market fit and leveraging large language models for transcription, summarization, and translation.
Slator 2023 Language Industry Market Report
140-page flagship report on market-size, LLM and GPT impact, TMS, AI dubbing, interpreting, game loc, market outlook, and more.
BUY NOWThe Great ChatGPT and Translation Debate
Adam Bittlingmayer, Varshul Gupta, and Mihai Vlad on LLMs and machine translation, client perspectives, state-of-the-art research, and GPT’s impact on the language industry.
Microsoft’s Christian Federmann on the Translation Quality of Large Language Models
Christian Federmann on working with Microsoft Translator, research on large language models and machine translation, and Microsoft's approach to expanding language support.
The Future of Live Multilingual Captioning Ai-Media CEO Tony Abrahams
Ai-Media CEO Tony Abrahams on scaling in the fast-evolving field of live multilingual captioning, setting quality KPIs, product innovation, and leading a publicly listed language tech firm.
Inside the Large Language Model Revolution with Nikola Nikolov
Nikola Nikolov on the evolution of large language models, their potential and limitations, the pros and cons of API-based apps, and why specialized machine translation providers retain their edge.
The GPT-4 Exposure of Translators and Interpreters
OpenAI evaluates how exposed translators and interpreters are to GPT-4, Acolad’s new CEO, Google launches machine translation for games console, Disney's leaked Ant-Man script.
Voiseed CEO on How Game Localization is Trailblazing Speech Synthesis
Voiseed CEO Andrea Ballista on building an engine that is able to produce emotional virtual voices in multiple languages and why game localization is an early adopter.
Behind the Scenes of Netflix’ 1899 with Cinescript’s Liane Kirsch
Cinescript CEO Liane Kirsch on providing translation, subtitling, and interpreting services for TV and film productions all around the world.
VSI CEO Mark Howorth on AI in Media Localization and Adding More Dubbing Capacity
VSI CEO Mark Howorth on the streaming boom’s impact on the media supply chain, how customer demands are evolving, the impact of language AI, and growth plans.
Why Everyone Is Using Subtitles Now with David Orrego-Carmona
University of Warwick’s David Orrego-Carmona on his research in subtitling and machine translation and the impact of short-form content and ChatGPT on academia.
MrBeast Is Hiring a CEO to Run His Dubbing Company Creator Global
MrBeast adds dubbing services to his portfolio, ChatGPT is not a threat for Ai-Media, Microsoft on how well large language models can translate, and fastest growing LSPs in 2023.
How Acolad Is Building Its Growth Team with Chief Revenue Officer Gráinne Maycock
Acolad Chief Revenue Officer Gráinne Maycock on enabling growth through sales and marketing, cultivating top performing sales talent, and driving a customer-centric strategy.
Language Technology Dominates in Research, RFPs, and Funding
Unpacking Slator’s Game Localization Report, Voiseed raises EUR 1m, the EU’s NLP contract worth EUR 20m, and the latest research on fuzzy matches, LLMs, and MT.
How Supertranslate is Profitable at $100 Monthly Recurring Revenue
How powerful large language models and serverless GPU infrastructure have slashed the cost for a new generation of creators to build fully functional micro SaaS products.
TransPerfect Reports Results, Big Tech in NLP Race
TransPerfect 2022 results, Cohere’s multibillion-dollar valuation, NHS’ interpreting spend, Iyuno expands into Turkey, EU’s million-page contract, Google’s new AI chatbot.
How Good Is ChatGPT at Translation?
Highlights from Slator’s 2022 M&A and Funding Report; ChatGPT translation capabilities, Paris 2024 looks for RSI platform, and Netflix’s multilingual mystery, 1899.
Mastering the Art of Transcreation With Craft’s Tanya Bogin
Craft London Managing Director, Tanya Bogin, on localizing global campaigns, improving workflow automation, and cultivating transcreation specialists.
LXT’s Phil Hall on the 2023 AI Boom, Covering 750 Languages, and ChatGPT
LXT Chief Growth Officer, Phil Hall, on covering 750 languages, emerging competitors, and why he agrees that data-for-AI companies are the shovel providers in a gold rush.
Google Translation Hub — Mallika Iyer on Launch, Features, and Roadmap
Google’s Head of Translation AI, Mallika Iyer, on serving enterprise customers with Translation Hub, her passion for solving user problems, and making content more accessible.
Everyone’s Talking About ChatGPT, DeepL Crowned Unicorn
Generative AI hype, DeepL confirms unicorn round, translation scam activity in 2022, the best and worst performing listed LSPs, and Amazon’s study on human dubbing.
How André Bastié Is Scaling Happy Scribe After Finding Instant Product-Market Fit
Happy Scribe CEO, André Bastié, on finding immediate product-market fit in transcription and subtitling, scaling a bootstrapped company, and building on Whisper.
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