In an October 24, 2024 paper, researchers Ran Zhang and Steffen Eger from the Natural Language Learning and Generation (NLLG) Lab, along with Wei Zhao from the University of Aberdeen, claimed they demonstrated that in the era of large language models (LLMs), literary translation remains “an exclusive domain of human translators.”. Despite LLM advancements, they found a “substantial gap ...

With the proliferation of specific and multipurpose large language models (LLMs), questions about which services or tools are best suited for which tasks, and when, have only become more complex. This certainly applies to the wave of “helpers” emerging for automatic speech recognition (ASR) and its downstream uses.. A simple pro/con list might not do justice to the capabilities of OpenAI ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Israeli language services provider (LSP) BLEND has appointed a new CEO. Yoav Ziv, a former Amdocs executive with 27 years of experience in business and technology, has taken over for Yair Tal, BLEND’s CEO since 2019. “I’m happy to hand off the reins to Yoav, who, given his extensive experience, is the best choice to lead BLEND into its next growth phase through additional acquisitions ...

Dec 9, 2024 · A new set of updates affecting the way certified and registered court interpreters work in California’s judicial system will come into effect in January 2025.. Among the main changes is the very structure of the interpreters’ work relationship with the courts, approved as bill AB 1032 and contested by interpreters in 2023. An example of these changes is the fact that courts will be able to ...

Dec 27, 2024 · Slow-Changing Pricing Models. Despite the rise of machine translation post-editing (MTPE) and increasingly automated translation workflows, the Association of Language Companies (ALC) 2024 survey revealed that 87% of language service providers still rely on the traditional per-word model.. Alternative pricing methods based on edit distance or actual post-editing time have been discussed at ...

Nov 19, 2024 · Mainstream media sources have picked up on a challenge that could have implications for AI implementation in healthcare settings — including AI-powered translation and interpreting.. An October 26, 2024 report by the Associated Press found that OpenAI’s transcription tool, Whisper, is plagued by hallucinations — i.e., fabricated content. “While most developers assume that transcription ...

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There are tangible differences between dubbing and voice-over despite the fact that these are often terms used interchangeably. The primary difference is that dubbing requires the new language audio to be a performance of the original, acted out in its entirety, mirroring the same tone, emotion and nuances in delivery, whereas voice-over requires less performance and is …

Beyond LLMs, some tools can be particularly helpful in scenarios where quick access to relevant information is crucial. Knowledge graphs and semantic networks, for example, offer a more efficient way to organize and convey information compared to traditional glossaries, especially in …

Dec 11, 2024 · The feature has already been used by several eligible creators, who have dubbed videos into English and into other languages.One user commented, “I was just checking the German dub and it sounded very robotic and unnatural, the AI also chose a women’s voice for all the men.”. Another commented, “The dubbed voices change a lot in my videos with 2 people.