Google Translate Still Shows Gender Bias. Here’s What Google Is Doing About It.
Google publishes translation dataset of biographies from Wikipedia in hopes of reducing gender bias in Google Translate output. Continue reading
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Sure, Google Translate Volumes Are Staggering, But Here Are Hotter Insights From Google I/O 2021
Google I/O 2021 unveils key developments relating to language technology — from assisted writing to new and powerful language models. Continue reading
As Machine Translation Gains Ground, It Taints Training Data — New Research Shows
Is machine translation trained mostly on...machine translation? Research sparks discussion among MT experts. Quality issues found to be likely worse for non-English pairs, low-resource languages. Continue reading
Appen Shares Plunge, TRSB Buys Anglocom, Evaluating MT, Huge RFP in Sweden
Appen’s shares plunge, TRSB acquires local rival Anglocom, Google MT evaluation paper released, USD 72m interpreting tender in Sweden, Slator Job Index rises again. Continue reading
Automatic Metrics Can Outperform Crowd Workers in Machine Translation Evaluation
New Google research shows that automatic MT evaluation metrics trained by professional translators can outperform inexperienced (human) crowd workers, who favor “easy-to-rate” literal translations. Continue reading
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Apple’s Job Openings for ‘Creative Producers’ May Hint at Plans for Machine Dubbing
Voice producers fluent in a range of languages will work with synthetic speech to improve Siri — but Apple could be setting the stage for broader use cases, such as dubbing. Continue reading
Google Translate Not Ready for Use in Medical Emergencies But Improving Fast — Study
Study published in peer-reviewed medical journal says Google Translate, despite achieving high accuracy in two languages, is still not ready for use in emergencies. Continue reading
Match.com Pays a Cool USD 1.7 Billion for Startup Built on Google Translation API
Dating powerhouse Match Group (Match.com) makes biggest purchase to date: Korean tech startup Hyperconnect; pays USD 1.73bn or about 8.6x 2020 revenues for app built on Google Translation API. Continue reading
Audio & Video Editing Platform Descript Raises USD 30m in Series B
At startup Descript, translation is one of the most requested features. Descript’s technology may offer interesting new opportunities for LSPs to expand their offering in media content. Continue reading
Google Irons Out Another Kink in Live Speech-to-Text Translation Via New Update
Real-time translation / transcription morphed from niche to core feature — and tech is trying to catch up. Here’s what Google did to reduce distracting flicker during live speech-to-text translation. Continue reading
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The Most Popular Language Industry Stories of 2020
Much of the industry flourished despite Covid, proving just how essential it is to commerce. Here are the most popular stories of a year that redefined life and work in the global language industry. Continue reading
Here Are the Top 10 Most Influential Research Papers on Neural Machine Translation
The most-cited neural machine translation research papers show how NMT came to dominate the field — and how academia and industry’s interests have evolved. Continue reading
Google Explores New Way to Improve Google Translate: Paraphrasing by Humans
Google study shows human-paraphrased reference translations and new evaluation metric, BLEUP, produce better translations. Findings to be integrated into consumer-facing products. Continue reading
US, China, Big Tech, and What’s New in Machine Translation Research
US and Chinese tech giants continue to churn out research on speech-to-text translation, machine translation for rare languages, and more. Time to check in. Continue reading
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