CNBC reports that Amazon is looking to offer the translation technology it built for internal use to third parties. The move would be a direct challenge to Google Translate and the many other MT offerings by big tech companies. Continue reading
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In 2013, the European Patent Office (EPO) partnered with Google to power its for-information-only Patent Translate portal. In May 2017, the EPO rolled out neural machine translation. And as Europe implements a new patent regime in the coming years, machine translation will play an ever more important role. Continue reading
Results of a survey among hundreds of machine learning researchers say machines will overtake (amateur) human translators by 2024. Translating film subtitles will take another two years, while cracking an entirely new language Rosetta Stone-style another eight years. Continue reading
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E-commerce platform GetYourGuide localizes 30,000 tours and activities into 14 languages in real-time. An early adopter of adaptive machine translation, the company works closely with professional translators for much of its content, but prefers machine translation for customer reviews. Continue reading
Deloitte homes in on translation in report about how US government can leverage artificial intelligence to cut costs. Consulting firm proposes AI-augmented approach, which leaves the translator in control of the creative process and responsible for aesthetic judgments. Continue reading
Six new automated translation projects will receive funding from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program in the telecommunications sector to improve multilingual support for public sector organizations. Continue reading
Nine-year-old language service provider started by thebigword veteran reports 28% revenue growth and 315% jump in pre-tax earnings. Director Robert Timms on how MT is not cannibalizing volumes and why he is frustrated with UK government procurement. Continue reading
We asked our readers and they said cold calling is still the most effective way to generate leads, think machine translation hasn’t really moved the needle yet, and 20% believe human translators will run at 1,300 words or more per hour by 2022. Continue reading
As language translation emerges as a yardstick for progress in artificial intelligence, high quality human translation data becomes a prized asset. The race for AI leadership sees Baidu host translation marathons across China to fill its data trove. Continue reading
ONTRAM provides its users with state-of-the-art MT options for easy, successful translation production. Continue reading
Lilt Labs evaluates machine translation (MT) systems from Google, Microsoft, SDL, SYSTRAN, as well as Lilt’s own MT; publishes findings. Continue reading
Lilt, an interactive, adaptive machine translation platform, has announced the launch of a University Program, which allows academic institutions to get free access to Lilt for their students and professors. Continue reading
Yandex hires Microsoft veteran, folds machine translation unit into new machine learning division. Russian language industry researcher says while Yandex has a home court advantage, it will forever fight an uphill battle against Google. Continue reading
Technology giant Microsoft releases 2GB of audio, transcription, and translation corpus. Says it wants to create “the gold standard” to evaluate speech language translation, but admits that using Skype Translator still has a clear negative impact on conversation. Continue reading
Research by Oxford Internet Institute on how online consumers react to foreign-language, user-generated reviews reveals that nearly one-third rely on machine translation to make their choice. Continue reading
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