How Acolad CEO Bertrand Gstalder Positions the Super Agency for the AI Era
Acolad CEO Bertrand Gstalder connects current GenAI boom to past technological breakthroughs and maps out a path for business success at SlatorCon Remote November 2023.
ChatGPT
Stay on top of the latest news surrounding ChatGPT, from features and limitations to ethical concerns and implications for the language industry.
Large Language Models Beat Commercial MT Models for Arabic Dialects, Research Finds
New research shows that large language models are better translators of Arabic dialects than commercial machine translation systems but remain far from perfect.
OpenAI Gains Traction as New Default for Machine Translation
Toronto-based client communication platform Messagepoint announced it will integrate both DeepL and OpenAI machine translation capabilities in its content hub starting November 30, 2023.
What the Language Industry Needs to Know About OpenAI’s First Developer Day
The world’s most valuable AI startup, OpenAI, held its very first developer day, unveiling a number of new features and capabilities critical to the language industry.
How Effective Are Large Language Models in Low-Resource Language Translation
Carnegie Mellon University researchers explore LLM effectiveness across 204 languages revealing their output limitations for low-resource languages.
Translation Has A Viral Moment
ChatGPT delivers inconsistent translation quality; raw MT invades ranked content in Google Search, and translation has a viral moment as creators experiment with lip-sync solutions.
ChatGPT Translation Quality Reality Check
Concerns about ChatGPT's translation quality, Meta's SeamlessM4T release, financial challenges faced by Appen, and a debate over discounts for typos in translation.
Study Shows Improved Quality Estimation via Fine-Tuning LLMs with Post-Editing Data
Logrus Global and the University of Manchester showcase that fine-tuning LLMs on historical post-editing data can pinpoint segments that require editing and predict translation quality.
ChatGPT as a Multilingual Tourist Aid for Travel in India Still Has a Ways to Go
New paper shows OpenAI’s generative model outperforms in English-Hindi translation, but requires more work in Kannada and Telugu; future research may compare Apple, Google.
Researchers Call for Clear Policies around Machine Translation Use in Higher Education
A paper discussing the use of digital tools in academia addresses machine translation as both a problematic and beneficial tool, proposing increased awareness and clear policies for its use.
Large Language Models Are Valuable Assistants for Translation Project Managers
Aiding project management and communication, large language models can empower project managers with better efficiency and new ways of handling work.
Dotsub Collapses, Microsoft Delights, ChatGPT Traffic Peaks, EU Chooses MT
ChatGPT traffic hits its peak, large language model inflation, EU's little ‘housekeeping announcement’, Dotsub says goodbye, Microsoft’s Language Portal is back.
Researchers Improve Machine Translation of Rare Words in Low-Resource Languages
Microsoft and the Chinese University of Hong Kong study shows enhancing large language models with multilingual dictionaries improves machine translation.
Unpacking the Biggest Business Risks for Language Service Providers in 2023
Looking ahead, language companies can expect economic and technological challenges (and opportunities), all in a more crowded market where hype can distract investors.
Germany’s BDÜ Issues Position Paper on AI’s Impact on the Translation Profession
Germany’s professional association for interpreters and translators, BDÜ, highlights unavoidable need for AI and MT for translators; calls for fairer working conditions, remuneration.
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