K-Pop Star Uses Youtube’s New Multi-Track Audio Feature to Launch Multilingual Single
K-Pop star publishes music video in six languages using AI voice cloning. The move indicates broader adoption of YouTube’s early access multi-track audio.
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Google Sheds More Light on Its 1,000+ Languages Universal Speech Model
As the race in all things language AI heats up, Google discloses more details about its Universal Speech Model that the search giant claims supports over 1,000 languages.
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.
Why MrBeast is Launching a Dubbing Company
The world’s most popular YouTuber, MrBeast, has launched a dubbing company targeting creators, as YouTube confirms multi-track audio roll-out.
YouTube Rolls Out Machine Dubbing to Indian Healthcare Partners
YouTube announces that Google’s machine dubbing product, Aloud, is available to its healthcare partners in India, making “dubbing as easy as one, two, three.”
YouTube Tests Feature That May Create Netflix-Sized Opportunity for Dubbing Providers
YouTube quietly tests a new multi-language audio feature that would open up a massive new market for professional dubbing if rolled out across the platform.
Google Gives YouTubers Early Access to Machine Dubbing
Google opens early-access waitlist for Aloud, its new machine translation and machine dubbing solution built for YouTubers by Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120.
Linguists Wanted! 10 Language Jobs Big Tech Is Hiring For Right Now
Curating datasets, reviewing user-generated content, and liaising with locals — all in a day’s work for a linguist hired by big tech. (No computer science degree or published research required.)
First in English, Soon in 12 More Languages: YouTube Offers Live Auto Captions for All
YouTube lifts 1,000-subscriber cap on access to live automatic captions for content creators. Video transcripts soon to be available on mobile devices as well.
So How Many Knew That YouTube Offered a Translate Comments Feature?
Google added “Translate comments” as an opt-in feature for YouTube Premium subscribers — but most will not hear about it, let alone have a chance to try it, before the September 9, 2021 expiry date.
Reader Polls: Machine Translation in Social Media, Life Sciences — Opportunity or Headache?
Life sciences could be slowly warming to machine translation, but not for all cases, a poll showed. Mixed views on YouTube enabling MT for comments; and the sudden interest in voice assistant tech.
Intuit VP Jimena Almendares on Lessons Learned From QuickBooks’ Launch in Mexico
Intuit VP of Global Expansion Jimena Almendares explains how a Fortune 500 company analyzes opportunities in new markets and goes beyond language to localize.
Transcription Provider Rev.com Battles Media Firestorm After Freelancer Rate Cut
Rev cast as gig economy villain over sudden, poorly communicated rate cut for freelancers. Saga may serve as cautionary tale for translation startups.
Turbulence in Media Localization as Deluxe Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a bid to stay afloat, signalling further shifts in the media localization landscape.
KPMG Report Examines India’s Online Language and Content Preferences
Failing to distinguish the language preferences of India’s 637 million Internet users would mean missing the opportunity to offer a tailored experience, KPMG report says.
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