‘Don’t Be Too Scared of LLMs’, Machine Translation Pioneers Caution at AMTA – slator.com

Since its first conference, in 1994, the Association for Machine Translation in the Americas (AMTA), the North American branch of the International Association for Machine Translation, has aimed to bring together machine translation (MT) researchers and buyers to talk shop and explore the challenges, and opportunities, of the field. In October 2024, AMTA hosted its […]
Why AI Dubbing Is An Opportunity for Content Localization

Amid Hollywood’s double strikes, and within the larger entertainment industry, the usefulness of generative AI tools in the creative process has been fiercely debated. But a less contentious and risk-prone area could emerge in AI dubbing, expected to become a more significant contributor in content localization efforts. Demand for entertainment content localization has grown in […]
Global Terminology Leader Kaleidoscope Opens US Branch – slator.com

Seattle, Washington – October 1st, 2024. Kaleidoscope, the Vienna-based pioneers in terminology and global content solutions, announced the launch of their new US office as North American businesses’ interest in their products and expertise continues to grow. AI is transforming content creation and localization, making both processes faster, smarter, and more accessible than ever before. […]
Translation Companies Accelerating Adoption of Large Language Models, ALC Survey – slator.com

Large language models (LLMs) remain a topic of deep interest across the language industry, headlining conferences and analyses almost daily. But since 2023, a number of language service providers (LSPs) have taken the leap from theoretical to practical, and have incorporated LLMs into their translation workflows. More specifically, LSPs have begun to use LLMs for […]
How AI Is Creating Opportunities for LSPs in Audiovisual Translation – slator.com

For a few years now, AI has been reshaping how audiovisual content is localized and used. From AI-automated subtitling and captioning to AI dubbing and advancements in sign language, AI-generated audio description, and many other services, audiovisual translation (AVT) presents both exciting opportunities and challenges for language service providers (LSPs). Data from the 2024 Slator […]