Google Finds ‘Refusal to Translate’ Most Common Form of LLM Verbosity – slator.com

In an October 1, 2024 paper, researchers from Google identified a key challenge in evaluating large language models (LLMs) for machine translation (MT): verbosity. The term verbosity refers to instances where LLMs offer reasoning insights behind their translation choices, provide multiple translations, or even refuse to translate certain content. The researchers explained that, unlike traditional […]

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 […]