Appen Updates Investors on Productizing Linguistic Expertise
Among the platforms and workflows featured in Appen’s 2022 Investor Technology Day: Ontology Studio, which “productizes core components” of Appen’s “linguistic expertise.”
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Lionbridge AI Buyer, Telus, Abruptly Abandons USD 700m Appen Bid
Australia data annotation provider, Appen, gets buyout offer from Telus, buyer of Lionbridge AI business. In surprising about-face, Canadian call center giant walks away.
Appen Shares Plunge on Disappointing H1 2022 Results and Full-Year Outlook
Appen reports H1 2022 revenues to be down 7% and EBITDA down 69% versus the comparable period last year. CEO of data-for-AI provider blames sector slowdown rather than competition.
Appen Share Prices Tumble After Data-for-AI Leader Releases FY 2021 Results
Record annual revenue of USD 447m unable to offset investor disappointment in ASX-traded company after downgraded EBITDA guidance and plunge in net profit after tax.
For Dataset Creation, Humans Should Evaluate Machine Text — New Research
As more language service providers explore data collection and annotation, a new study shows large language models generate more diverse content, while humans excel at rating it.
Slator Interpreting Services and Technology Report
60-page report on the growth industry of interpreting, featuring analysis by mode, setting, geo, buyers, business use cases, RSI, OPI, VRI. Incl. market size estimate.
Summa Linguae Acquires Language Data Provider Datamundi
Summa Linguae acquires Belgium-based language data provider Datamundi, which helps big tech clients build NLP systems, MT engines, and optimize search relevance.
Appen Shares Fall 25% After First Half 2021 Results Disappoint Investors
Despite growth in New Markets, AI data leader Appen reports 2% revenue decline in H1 2021, with net profit after tax down 55%, sending the share price down to 2018 levels.
Rheinschrift Language Services is Now ISO 18587 and ISO 17100 Certified
In March 2021, the versed German language experts of Rheinschrift Language Services once again achieved ISO 17100 recertification.
Appen Pivots to Product-Led Strategy; Shares Down 49% Year to Date
AI data leader Appen sees share price drop 11% in May amid continuing retreat from all-time highs of 2020. Company splits reporting into separate Services and Product segments.
Why Data-for-AI Providers Need a Problem-Solving Mindset
Language service providers Venga Global and e2f along with renowned publisher Oxford Languages discuss data-for-AI services, AI use cases, and supplier recruitment challenges.
Appen Shares Tumble After Disappointing Results and 2021 Outlook
While Covid’s impact on clients’ priorities limited Appen’s revenue growth to 12%, the data-for-AI giant hopes new clients and the Chinese market will boost future performance.
Microsoft Tweaks Data-for-AI Policy After Big Tech Voice Data Collection Controversies
Following controversies over voice data collection at Microsoft, Apple, and Google, users of Microsoft Translator and Skype can now opt out of having their voice clips used to improve software.
6 Structural Reasons Why LSPs Are Set to Win in Data-for-AI Services
Workforce management is essential to an LSP’s core activities of translation and localization and may also be the golden ticket to new revenue streams in data-for-AI services.
Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl on Language Data as a Service
Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl discusses all things data and AI related, from their business in lexical data to the fast-growing data annotation industry.
Here’s How 6 Major LSP Client Segments Use Data for AI
Data-for-AI services are a new and highly specialized sub-industry of AI. But how exactly are text, image, and speech data used in an LSP’s end-customer segment?
Slator 2021 Data-for-AI Market Report
44-page report on the data-for-AI market, guiding LSPs on how to enter and scale in the fast-growing market of creating, collecting, and annotating data for artificial intelligence applications.
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