Multi-Agent AI Framework Aims to Improve Cultural Adaptation in AI Translation – slator.com
In a March 5, 2025 paper, researchers from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and the University of Oklahoma proposed a multi-agent AI framework for culturally adaptive AI translation, particularly for low-resource languages. This multi-agent approach comes as the translation industry increasingly explores the limitless opportunities that agents can offer, along with the huge potential […]
Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker for April 2025 – slator.com
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Language Access in US Healthcare #3: Tackling Operations, Seizing Opportunities – slator.com
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Dealmaker Wows with 10M Translation Education Gift – slator.com
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, breaking down Slator’s 2025 Language Service Provider Index (LSPI), which features nearly 300 LSPs and reports 6.6% combined growth in 2024 revenues, totaling USD 8.4bn. Florian touches on a surprise USD 10m donation from private equity executive Mario Giannini to launch a new MA […]
UK Government Issues RFI for New Language Services Contract Worth up to GBP 30M – slator.com
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How France’s Inria Aims to Improve AI Translation for Low-Resource Languages – slator.com
Large language models (LLMs) have significantly improved AI translation for high-resource languages, but performance remains uneven for low-resource languages (LRLs). In a March 6, 2025 paper, researchers Armel Zebaze, Benoît Sagot, and Rachel Bawden from Inria, the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, introduced Compositional Translation (CompTra), an LLM-based approach designed […]
UK Lords Find ‘Disconnect’ Between Government, LSPs, Interpreters in Long-Awaited Report – slator.com
The UK House of Lords Public Services Committee has released a 76-page report of conclusions and recommendations to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) concerning translation and interpreting services for UK courts, just a few days after a proposed new framework was published for public service interpreting. The Public Services Committee first opened the inquiry in […]
Park IP, a Welocalize Company, Launches Legal Studio to Transform Multilingual Filing Workflows – slator.com
A New End-to-End Platform for Fast, Accurate, and Compliant Global Patent Filing and Translation—Designed to Reduce Legal and Linguistic Risks (New York) March 26, 2025 – Park IP, a Welocalize company, has introduced Legal Studio, an AI-driven platform designed to streamline and enhance the efficiency of multijurisdictional filing workflows. Legal Studio delivers fast, secure, and compliant […]
Hiring Translators Is Getting Easier, McKinsey State of AI Report Finds – slator.com
On March 12, 2025, McKinsey & Co. released its latest “State of AI” report showing a downward trend in “difficulty of hiring” for translators and several other “AI-related roles.” McKinsey’s survey has included translators in a list of “AI-related roles” since 2022, highlighting their awareness of AI’s immense influence on the translation field in the […]
The 10 Fastest-Growing Translation, Localization, and Interpreting Companies of 2024 – slator.com
Slator released the Slator 2025 Language Service Provider Index (LSPI) at the end of February 2025, the eighth annual iteration of our flagship index. Currently featured in the Slator 2025 LSPI are more than 290 language service providers (LSPs) ranked by 2024 (USD) revenue. The combined revenues of Slator 2025 LSPI companies grew 6.6% in […]