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Tag: statistical machine translation

Does Google’s BERT Matter in Machine Translation?

1 year ago

October 17, 2019

Does Google’s BERT Matter in Machine Translation?

1 year ago
Machine Translation ·

by Seyma Albarino

On October 17, 2019

Less than one year after Google open-sourced its much-discussed language model BERT, experts weigh in on its potential uses in neural machine translation. Continue reading

Researchers Run User Study on MT Post-Editing’s Most Promising Alternative

2 years ago

May 10, 2019

Researchers Run User Study on MT Post-Editing’s Most Promising Alternative

2 years ago
Academia ·

by Gino Diño

On May 10, 2019

Researchers led by machine translation pioneer Philipp Koehn examine how interactive translation prediction compares to MT post-editing when powered by neural instead of statistical MT. Continue reading

36 Million Words: Why Autodesk’s Localization Team ‘Fully’ Outsources Production

3 years ago

June 25, 2018

36 Million Words: Why Autodesk’s Localization Team ‘Fully’ Outsources Production

3 years ago
Features ·

by Eden Estopace

On June 25, 2018

Autodesk’s Director of Localization Solutions Jennifer Johnson talks about why she outsources production entirely to vendors, how audits are used to ensure translation quality, and what she... Continue reading

3 Reasons Why Neural Machine Translation is a Breakthrough

3 years ago

December 18, 2017

3 Reasons Why Neural Machine Translation is a Breakthrough

3 years ago
Technology ·

by Gino Diño

On December 18, 2017

PhD Candidate and TextShuttle CTO Samuel Läubli presented a compelling case for neural machine translation during SlatorCon Zurich, outlining why neural is a breakthrough over predecessor technologies. Continue reading

How SDL’s Secure Neural Machine Translation Helps Enterprises Reduce Risk

3 years ago

August 14, 2017

How SDL’s Secure Neural Machine Translation Helps Enterprises Reduce Risk

3 years ago
Sponsored Content ·

by SDL

On August 14, 2017

In the global enterprise, content submitted for machine translation is often highly sensitive. SDL's engineers and linguists have teamed up to develop neural machine translation that produces... Continue reading

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Booking.com Builds on Harvard Framework to Run Neural MT at Scale

3 years ago

July 31, 2017

Booking.com Builds on Harvard Framework to Run Neural MT at Scale

3 years ago
Technology ·

by Eden Estopace

On July 31, 2017

Engineers at Booking.com built a production-level neural machine translation system based on Harvard’s OpenNMT framework and run on Amazon Web Services infrastructure. Continue reading

Here Is Europe’s State of the Art in Machine Translation Research

4 years ago

June 30, 2017

Here Is Europe’s State of the Art in Machine Translation Research

4 years ago
Technology ·

by Eden Estopace

On June 30, 2017

Europe continues to ramp up research in language technology. The number of papers published on machine translation in an academic journal has reached the highest number in more than a decade. Continue reading

Facebook Engineer on Why Translation Is Still Hard

4 years ago

April 26, 2017

Facebook Engineer on Why Translation Is Still Hard

4 years ago
Technology ·

by Eden Estopace

On April 26, 2017

Facebook Engineering Manager Necip Fazil Ayan discusses the social network’s key challenges with machine translating billions of posts and videos in dozens of languages; says his team’s work has... Continue reading

In Research, Neural Steamrolls Statistical Machine Translation

4 years ago

December 15, 2016

In Research, Neural Steamrolls Statistical Machine Translation

4 years ago
Academia ·

by Marion Marking

On December 15, 2016

Research into statistical machine translation is fast falling out of favor among the research community as the number of papers published on neural machine translation skyrockets in 2016. Continue reading

Neural Conquers Patent Translation in Major WIPO Roll-out

4 years ago

November 18, 2016

Neural Conquers Patent Translation in Major WIPO Roll-out

4 years ago
Technology ·

by Marion Marking

On November 18, 2016

One by one, major providers and users of machine translation are switching their technology-powered engine to one based on neural networks. The World Intellectual Property Organization leverages... Continue reading

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How BLEU Measures Translation and Why It Matters

4 years ago

November 14, 2016

How BLEU Measures Translation and Why It Matters

4 years ago
Technology ·

by Hazel Mae Pan

On November 14, 2016

When Google’s CEO goes on stage and measures translation accuracy to the third decimal place, it is as good a time as any to take a closer look at the yardstick he uses. A short introduction to BLEU Continue reading

Canada’s Translation Bureau Responds to Allegations

4 years ago

November 10, 2016

Canada’s Translation Bureau Responds to Allegations

4 years ago
Industry News ·

by Marion Marking

On November 10, 2016

Gatekeeper of government’s translation and linguistic expertise responds to questions about staff attrition, outsourcing, freelance interpreters, and statistical machine translation tool Portage.... Continue reading

Inside eBay’s Translation Machine

4 years ago

November 1, 2016

Inside eBay’s Translation Machine

4 years ago
Features ·

by Juan Rowda

On November 1, 2016

800 million listings with an average of 300 words each and a shelf life ranging from weeks to days. eBay’s translation effort is a carefully calibrated mix of data science, linguistic expertise... Continue reading

Neural Machine Translation Improving Fast, Study Finds

4 years ago

August 31, 2016

Neural Machine Translation Improving Fast, Study Finds

4 years ago
Academia ·

by Hazel Mae Pan

On August 31, 2016

New study shows neural machine translation (NMT) performs significantly better than traditional statistical methods. Researchers say NMT’s computing cost no longer an issue, but call the... Continue reading

Lingua Custodia Raises EUR 0.6m to Drive Machine Translation in Finance Sector

5 years ago

July 1, 2016

Lingua Custodia Raises EUR 0.6m to Drive Machine Translation in Finance Sector

5 years ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Hazel Mae Pan

On July 1, 2016

Paris-based Lingua Custodia completes funding round, CEO says company targets to close 10 major clients for its Moses-based MT engine for the financial sector by the end of 2016. Continue reading

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