Does Google’s BERT Matter in Machine Translation?
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
Tag: statistical machine translation
Researchers Run User Study on MT Post-Editing’s Most Promising Alternative
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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