EU Issues EUR 20m RFP for Large Language Models that ‘Respect European Values’
The EU Commission announced a EUR 20m tender for the development of advanced language technologies focused on natural language understanding and interaction.
Language Industry (Artificial) Intelligence — Slator Answers
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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.
‘I Will Not Stop at Just Four Languages’ — EU Celebrates Young Translators Award
European Commission announces 27 winners of its Juvenes Translatores 2022-2023 award for budding young translators, after the European Year of Youth.
European Union’s TRAD23 Contract to Cover 50 Language Combinations, 1M Pages
Application to include online tests to assess linguistic and project management skills. Notoriously difficult-to-assign English - Irish translation volume pegged at 30,000 pages yearly.
European Defense Fund Supports Project for AI-based Language Solutions
European Union supports a project for the development of AI-based language solutions for defense applications to enhance the use of AI in the defense sector.
Tilde Awarded European Commission Contract for Multilingual Website Solutions
The European Commission has selected a Tilde-led consortium to develop solutions for automated website translation.
EU’s DG CONNECT Awards EUR 8m Contract for Language Data Platform
EU’s DG CONNECT awards a EUR 8m contract to create a platform and marketplace for multilingual language data sharing and exchange.
How the European Commission Is Tackling the New Era of Interpreting
Genoveva Ruiz Calavera shares key challenges and strategies in delivering interpretation in more than 24 languages for the European Commission.
Leading the World’s Largest Interpreting Service With Genoveva Ruiz Calavera
Genoveva Ruiz Calavera reflects back on her first year as EC's Director-General for Interpretation, from transitioning out of the pandemic to facilitating the EU’s support of Ukraine.
TEW GDPR Report Sheds Light on Grey Areas
the Translating Europe Workshop Towards Common European GDPR Guidelines for the Translation and Interpreting Profession report sheds light on grey areas of GDPR implementation and compliance in the language services industry
The Results Are In: 2022 European Language Industry Survey
European Language Industry Survey 2022 draws over 1,300 respondents from LSPs, linguists, buyers. Stakeholders weigh in on talent-engagement trends, machine translation, data-for-AI, RSI, and more.
Translators at Heart of EU’s ‘Colorful Diversity’ — Juvenes Translatores Winners Honored
European Commission celebrates 27 young translators in 15th edition of annual translation contest; winning students encouraged to pursue future in translation.
Here’s How European SMEs Translate and Localize Their Websites
New survey published by European Commission shows nearly half of SMEs in Europe are still looking to make their websites available in other languages.
Machine Translation Left Unaddressed by EU in Proposed AI Legislation
How risky are machine translation and other natural language processing applications? “First AI legislation on the planet” aims to mitigate risk. Violators may face significant fines for breach.
Remote Simultaneous Interpreting ‘More Difficult’ for 83% of Interpreters, Survey Finds
New survey examines how work has changed for over 850 conference interpreters due to Covid-19 pandemic. In short: less work, fewer clients, higher expectations.
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