Prospector, the Source English Terminology Extraction Tool, Is Updated
Logrus Global has significantly updated Prospector the terminology extraction tool confirmed as best-in-class by an independent study Continue reading
Tag: NMT
Memose TMS: Integration with Intento MT Hub
Memose is a cloud-based translation memory server with CAT-tool functionality Continue reading
Amazon Releases New Iteration of Neural Machine Translation Toolkit Sockeye
Since its 2017 debut, Sockeye has powered Amazon Translate and gathered decent traction elsewhere. The new version adopts Gluon base code and gets a boost from Intel and NVIDIA. Continue reading
Meet the New Owners of MT Provider SYSTRAN
French machine translation provider SYSTRAN has a new owner, STIC Investments. Minority shareholders include SoftBank Korea, others. Plans M&A. Continue reading
Facebook Researchers Say Machine Translation Quality Estimation Lacking
New research suggests biases of QE datasets lead to guesstimates on machine translation quality. Researchers propose modified dataset, debut it at WMT 2020. Continue reading
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Salesforce Just Open-Sourced a Large, XML-Tagged Machine Translation Dataset
Salesforce research on speeding up the work of post-editors by training MT engines with XML tags culminates in a 17-language online help dataset published on Github. Continue reading
Lilt Raised USD 25m Just Before Pandemic Hit
Tech-enabled LSP Lilt raised USD 25m just in time before Covid-19 disruption. CEO Spence Green talks about how they plan to expand within the enterprise and which MT trends excite him most. Continue reading
Cambridge Researchers Tackle Neural Machine Translation’s Gender Bias
A research paper published in April 2020 explores how to reduce gender bias in neural machine translation (NMT) using transfer learning and fine-tuning. Continue reading
How to Fix the 5 Flaws in Evaluating Machine Translation
Group of leading researchers finds that the way machine translation quality is evaluated by humans is broken. Group issues five recommendations on how to fix it. Continue reading
The Masakhane Project Puts Africa on the Machine Translation Map
Over 60 contributors in 15 African countries are gathering data and developing machine translation models to translate the Internet into indigenous languages. Continue reading
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Traductions Serge Bélair Appoints New CEO; Strikes Deal With Private Equity Investor
New partnership allows TRSB to enter the M&A race; founder takes on strategic role as longtime VP of Business Development Mary Kazamias is named CEO. Continue reading
To Future-Proof a Language Service Provider, Embrace Data, Tech, and Client Goals
Michal Antczak, Head of Localization Technology at PayPal, urges SlatorCon Amsterdam 2019 attendees to think beyond standard pitches and customize solutions for end users. Continue reading
Which Engines Work for Me? Machine Translation as a Managed Service at One Hour Translation
At SlatorCon Amsterdam 2019, One Hour Translation’s Yaron Kaufman shared his strategy for showing customers why now is the time to adopt machine translation. Continue reading
A Warning About Data Annotation as a Business From a Man Who Sells AI to AI Firms
Acrolinx Founder Andrew Bredenkamp walked SlatorCon Amsterdam 2019 attendees through AI’s current challenges and his predictions for the next three years. Continue reading
Reader Polls: Rev Pay Cut, Shift to Hourly Rates, Edit Distance, Translation Regulations
LSPs moving toward hourly rates for linguists? Edit distance a viable metric long-term? Are regulations important to translation demand? Will Rev recover from bad press over transcriptionist pay cuts? Continue reading
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