Europe’s Large Multilingual Vision-Language Models Hit the Stage – slator.com

On June 10, 2025, Andre Martins, Head of Research at Language Solutions Integrator Unbabel, announced the release of a preview version of two large multilingual vision-language models (VLMs), EuroVLM-1.7B and EuroVLM-9B. The models support 35 languages, including all 24 official EU languages, along with Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Galician, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Russian, Turkish, and […]

New Method Helps Large Language Models Handle Polysemy in AI Translation – slator.com

In a May 29, 2025 paper, a group of researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology proposed a method to improve AI translation performance in large language models (LLMs) by addressing a common issue: semantic ambiguity caused by context-sensitive words.  These include polysemous words — terms with multiple meanings depending on context — as well […]

How Are Interpreters Using AI in 2025?  – slator.com

Previous research from Slator has noted a tendency towards slower adoption of AI tools for interpreting compared to text translation. Notably, a limited number of AI tools have been developed specifically for interpreting applications. However, data from Slator’s 2025 linguist survey, featured in the 2025 Language Industry Market Report, shows linguists are now using AI […]

Images Improve Cultural Accuracy of AI Translations, Research Finds – slator.com

In a May 30, 2025 paper, researchers from Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and various research institutions across the globe showed that incorporating images as context in multimodal large language models leads to more culturally accurate AI translations that are preferred by native speakers. The researchers explained that translating content […]

Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker for June 2025 – slator.com

Slator is the leading source of research and market intelligence for translation, localization, interpreting, and language AI. Slator’s Advisory practice is a trusted partner to clients looking for M&A services and independent analysis. Slator has offices in Zurich (HQ) and London, and Analysts based in Asia, Europe, and the US. Source link

IIT Bombay Explores Accent-Aware Speech Translation – slator.com

In a May 4, 2025 paper, researchers at IIT Bombay introduced a new approach to speech-to-speech translation (S2ST) that not only translates speech into another language but also adapts the speaker’s accent. This work aligns with growing industry interest in accent adaptation technologies. For example, Sanas, a California-based startup, has built a real-time AI accent […]

Language AI Briefing May 2025 – slator.com

Slator is the leading source of research and market intelligence for translation, localization, interpreting, and language AI. Slator’s Advisory practice is a trusted partner to clients looking for M&A services and independent analysis. Slator has offices in Zurich (HQ) and London, and Analysts based in Asia, Europe, and the US. Source link