What is a Language Technology Platform? – slator.com
The term “Language Technology Platform” (LTP) was first introduced in the Slator 2025 Language Industry Market Report and is a term used to describe pure-play technology providers that develop language tools, applications, orchestration platforms, and AI models. Their core offering is access to tools and / or infrastructure that enable and optimize language transformation. In […]
Unbabel Tackles Metric Bias in AI Translation – slator.com
In a March 11, 2025 paper, Unbabel introduced MINTADJUST, a method for more accurate and reliable machine translation (MT) evaluation. MINTADJUST addresses metric interference (MINT), a phenomenon where using the same or related metrics for both model optimization and evaluation leads to over-optimistic performance estimates. The researchers identified two scenarios where MINT commonly occurs and […]
Meet Tradutor, the First Open-Source AI Translation Model for European Portuguese – slator.com
Machine translation (MT) models often struggle with linguistic diversity, favoring dominant dialects and leaving many language varieties underserved. In a February 20, 2025 paper, researchers from the University of Porto, INESC TEC, Heidelberg University, University of Beira Interior, and Ci2 – Smart Cities Research Center introduced Tradutor, the first open-source AI translation model specifically tailored […]