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.
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Here Are the Language Highlights from the Popular ‘State of AI Report 2022’
Snapshot of the most interesting language technology highlights from the latest edition of the State of AI Report compiled by a group of venture capitalists and researchers.
Automating Subtitling, Dubbing, Live Captioning With XL8 CEO Tim Jung
XL8 CEO, Tim Jung, on using machine translation and expert-in-the-loop AI technology for media localization and live events.
thebigword Owner Susquehanna Leads Speechmatics’ USD 62m Series B
Speech-to-text company Speechmatics raises USD 62m; declines “frothy” valuation; aims for GBP 100m in annual recurring revenues.
Media Localizer Take 1 to Acquire Transcription Provider Verb8tm
Localization and access services provider Take 1 to acquire transcription and captioning company Verb8tm to expand US presence and boost tech offering.
AI and GPT-3 in the Era of Content Creation
Language technology experts from e2f, Intento, and Coreon / ESTeam talk about how AI is transforming content generation, opening up new possibilities for localizing content.
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.
How to Improve Speech Recognition Technology for Your Business
Flitto provides multilingual corpus, speech, and image data to train AI engines in 25 different languages, covering a number of domains including conversational, colloquial, and medical.
China Bans Export of Certain Language Technologies
China releases new list of technologies prohibited from export; includes tech related to text prediction, voice recognition, and Chinese and English “correction technology.”
Apple Scientists Go on a ‘Quest Toward Overcoming’ Speech Translation
Two research scientists from Apple surveyed 30 years worth of research into speech translation and here’s what they found.
Korea’s Flitto Raises USD 23m in IPO
Korean language services and data company Flitto raises USD 23m in IPO on electronic trading platform Kosdaq, Korea’s answer to Nasdaq; CEO heralds “AI boom era.”
State-Sponsored Speech Recognition: China’s iFlytek Raises USD 400m in ‘Private’ Placement
Chinese language technology and voice recognition company iFlytek raises over two billion yuan from state actors, including a railway development fund and a provincial “VC” fund.
New Language Industry IPO as Korea’s Flitto Prepares for Scalability-Based Listing
First, Appen. Now, Flitto. Language data startup Flitto, which is about to list on Korean electronic trading platform Kosdaq, has attracted high, early demand for shares.
Third Revolution in Language Is Upon Us and Will Impact Translators, Interpreters — EU
EU Institutions publish paper on language technologies and AI, as most EU translation departments now use NMT and provide machine translated output to their linguists.
What the Translation Industry Can Learn from Transcription
Hybrid Transcription services powered by neural transcription engines are changing the playing field for transcription companies, and the language services industry will do well to learn from drawing parallels between transcription and translation.
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