Facebook Patents Alternative to ‘Expensive’ BLEU
Facebook has been granted a patent for its machine translation quality evaluation system, which relies on user engagement data to decide which translation users prefer. Continue reading
Tag: artificial intelligence
From Hype to API: Baidu Productizes Speech-to-Speech Translation
Baidu launches API for speech-to-speech translation based on technology outlined in late-2018 research paper, which was criticized at the time for overpromising. Continue reading
Appen and Lionbridge Will Have to Compete Against This Latest Unicorn Startup
AI support services startup Scale AI uses a combination of crowd and automation to label data incl. NLP, putting it in direct competition with Appen and Lionbridge. Continue reading
SlatorCon San Francisco 2019: Full Agenda Announced
Over 120 language industry leaders will meet at the language industry’s premier executive forum in San Francisco on September 12. Browse the full agenda now. Continue reading
Language Data Startup UTH Raises Series C From China Big Tech
Backed by big China tech, language data startup UTH International raised a Series C, bringing total funds raised to about USD 30m. Continue reading
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Reader Polls: Impact of Regulation & NLP, RSI Use, Language Data Market Potential
Will regulatory changes favor the language industry? What practical impact will NLP have on the market? Who uses RSI apps? Should LSPs pursue the language data market? Continue reading
Korea’s Flitto Raises USD 23m in IPO
Korean language services and data company Flitto raises USD 23m in IPO on electronic trading platform Kosdaq, Korea’s answer to Nasdaq; CEO heralds “AI boom era.” Continue reading
Wieners + Wieners Acquires Boutique Rival LSP in Southern Germany
DACH-focused LSP Wieners + Wieners / Apostoph acquires boutique LSP in Munich, still sees lots of potential amid fragmented local markets. Continue reading
New DeepL CEO on Customer Service and Human-in-the-Loop Translation
Interview with new DeepL CEO Jaroslaw Kutylowski about Europe focus, customer service, and the role of professional translators as machine translation improves. Continue reading
What’s so Massive About Google’s Massively Multilingual Neural Machine Translation?
New research by Google AI explores multilingual NMT on an unprecedented scale. Good for low-resource languages, less so for the rest, results show. Continue reading
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New Language Industry IPO as Korea’s Flitto Prepares for Scalability-Based Listing
First, Appen. Now, Flitto. Language data startup Flitto, which is about to list on Korean electronic trading platform Kosdaq, has attracted high, early demand for shares. Continue reading
SDL Gearing Up for General Release of AI-Packed SDL Language Cloud
Set to go live in September 2019, SDL Language Cloud combines productivity, workbench, and PM features in an end-to-end solution for continuous localization. Continue reading
Third Revolution in Language Is Upon Us and Will Impact Translators, Interpreters — EU
EU Institutions publish paper on language technologies and AI, as most EU translation departments now use NMT and provide machine translated output to their linguists. Continue reading
Amazon Markets DIY Voice Translator While China’s Xiaomi Launches Pocket Translator
Amazon encourages end-users to build their own voice translation app, while Xiaomi adds to the growing list of portable translators in the market. Continue reading
Lionbridge CEO John Fennelly Sees Language Industry at ‘Inflection Point’
On-stage interview with John Fennelly: Lionbridge CEO on Gengo acquisition and the nascent global market for language data, computer visualization, and other AI services. Continue reading
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