UN Arabic Interpreter Exam Applications About to Close – slator.com
The United Nations (UN) Office of Public Information and Conference Management announced the application period for the November 2024-January 2025 competitive examination process for Arabic interpreters. The deadline to apply is August 5, 2024. Candidates must have a perfect command of Arabic, and documented fluency and active interpreting experience in English or French. For the […]
Interpreters Unlimited Recognizes Olympics Translation – slator.com
San Diego, CA – August 1, 2024 – As the world has come together for the 2024 Olympics, a global celebration of athleticism and unity, Language Service Provider Interpreters Unlimited (IU) recognizes the significant role that language and diversity play in fostering an inclusive and harmonious event. The Olympics remains a true representation of global solidarity and mutual […]
Game Localization and Dubbing Impacted by New Strike Action by Screen Actors Guild – slator.com
Hollywood’s nearly four-month hiatus in 2023, prompted by a strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), forced some performers to get creative about their craft and income streams. “Dubbing work is one of the realms of acting that is still permissible due to the SAG-AFTRA strike and it is […]
Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker for August 2024 – slator.com
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Alibaba Says Its FunAudioLLM Adds Original Tone and Emotion to AI Interpreting – slator.com
In a July 11, 2024 paper, Alibaba Group’s Tongyi SpeechTeam presented FunAudioLLM, a large language model (LLM) family that integrates voice understanding and generation technologies to enable natural, speech-driven interactions. The researchers explained that recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have transformed how humans interact with machines. Their key focus here is “to enhance natural […]
Beyond the Ηype: Trust and Ιnnovation in AI Αdoption – slator.com
Artificial Intelligence is nothing new. Back in 1952 computer scientist Arthur Samuel developed a program to play checkers, which was the first to ever learn the game independently. In our world of localization, the first glimpse of the future came in 1954 when researchers from IBM and Georgetown University demonstrated an AI tool that could […]
Appen Finally Catches A Break – slator.com
The data-for-AI company recovers from revenue loss from former major client Google, triggering a surge in share price and a turn in fortunes for the Australian-listed company. The post Appen Finally Catches A Break appeared first on Slator. Source link
Trados Announces AI Essentials Alongside Latest Round of Feature Releases – slator.com
Trados, the industry-leading translation platform by RWS, has recently launched an innovative ‘AI Essentials’ add-on, simplifying the integration of AI into translation workflows. AI Essentials combines two groundbreaking capabilities introduced earlier this year – Generative Translation and Smart Review – designed to enhance translation quality, speed up time-to-market, and cut translation costs. With no separate […]
Top ISO Standards Differ Between Smaller Language Companies and Super Agencies – slator.com
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Researchers Leverage Images to Cut Machine Translation Training Costs – slator.com
In a July 18, 2024 paper, Matthieu Futeral, Cordelia Schmid, Benoît Sagot, and Rachel Bawden from Inria, the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, introduced ZeroMMT, a new method for multimodal machine translation (MMT) that eliminates the reliance on fully supervised data. The researchers explained that MMT integrates additional modalities like […]