Zuckerberg Launches AI Dubbing and Speech Translation at Meta Developer Conference – slator.com
[ad_1] Social media giant Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, announced at Meta Connect 2024 the addition of a number of new AI-enabled features to its products. Among the most talked-about are those that help users do the talking — more specifically, automatic dubbing for Instagram Reels audio. “With automatic dubbing and […]
Simon Yoxon-Grant Succeeds Scott W. Klein as CEO of LanguageLine Solutions – slator.com
[ad_1] LanguageLine Solutions (LLS) announced the appointment of Simon Yoxon-Grant as its new president and CEO, effective September 24, 2024. Yoxon-Grant takes over from Scott W. Klein, who led the company for 12 years, and will now stay as the CEO of Teleperformance Specialized Services, also led by Klein in the past five years. Klein’s […]
Human Relevance vs. Artificial Intelligence at NTIF 2024 – slator.com
[ad_1] Registration is now open for the 14th edition of the Nordic Translation & Interpretation Forum (NTIF), gathering language services companies from all over Europe in the city of Malmö, Sweden, on 18–20 November. This year’s theme, “Human Relevance,” will address the question of how humans can stay relevant in a world increasingly influenced by […]
Reddit Rolls Out AI Translation Broadly After Early Tests Deemed Success, CEO Says – slator.com
[ad_1] Reddit, the online social media platform, has confirmed that it will be launching localized versions of its content into multiple languages over the coming weeks. With 50% of Reddit’s user base located outside of the US, the company had identified localization as a key growth driver to investors earlier in 2024 and launched a […]
Sony Adds New Languages to Speech Translation Systems Without Retraining – slator.com
[ad_1] In a September 17, 2024 paper, researchers from Sony and Carnegie Mellon University presented a method that allows speech translation (ST) systems to support more language pairs without the need for expensive and time-consuming retraining on new datasets. Traditionally, ST systems can only translate language pairs they have been specifically trained on, the researchers […]
UK Green-Lights Use of AI in GBP 250M Language Services Tender – slator.com
[ad_1] In a sign of the times, the UK’s Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has released a call for tender for language services that allows bidders to use artificial intelligence (AI) as part of their offering. The tender — which has an estimated spend of GBP 250m (USD 334m) over a minimum three year period — […]
Interprefy, KUDO, CyraCom on the Future of Interpreting and AI Speech Translation – slator.com
[ad_1] “What are the lowest risk use cases to apply AI speech translation at scale in a healthcare setting?” This question kicked off the Speech Translation panel at SlatorCon Silicon Valley 2024, which featured Oddmund Braaten, CEO of Interprefy, Fardad Zabetian, CEO of KUDO, and Jeremy Woan, Chairman and CEO of CyraCom International. “That’s a […]
Phrase Unveils New AI Capabilities Focused on Speed, Control and Usability for Global Growth – slator.com
[ad_1] These advancements reduce post-editing time and cost, supercharge LQA processes, and transform game localization through direct Unity integration. BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, September 25, 2024 – Today, Phrase, a world leader in translation technology, announced the next evolution of its AI-powered localization platform. These latest capabilities drive cost efficiencies, give humans greater control over […]
NVIDIA Launches Translation AI and Multilingual Speech Microservices – slator.com
[ad_1] Chip manufacturer and AI powerhouse NVIDIA — the third-most valuable company in the world at the time of writing — has announced a suite of microservices to help developers integrate generative AI into apps, specifically for machine translation (MT) across 30 languages, plus transcription and text-to-speech capabilities. “Microservice” refers to a specific setup for […]
Demand for Interpreting at NYC Homeless Shelters Spikes 400% Since 2020 – slator.com
[ad_1] New York City’s homeless shelters have seen a staggering rise in interpreting requests since 2020. According to a September 2024 Mayor’s Management Report (MMR), requests for telephonic interpreting (OPI) increased fivefold, from 18,660 in 2020 to 107,083 in 2024. The jump in interpreting requests follows a massive influx of migrants and asylum seekers, with […]