Localization Today

Delve into the transformative journey of 'smart companies' in Italy, exploring the shift in workplace dynamics and values over generations.

Delve into the exciting transition of Sandberg Translation Partners to employee ownership. Uncover the potential benefits of employee ownership, from heightened innovation to increased commitment, in this unique case study.

In this episode, we explore the intriguing crossroads of AI and localization. Delve into the complexities of AI-generated voices, copyright implications, and the synergy between AI and human input. Uncover how this rapidly evolving technology is transforming localization, yet still leaves room for human creativity.

Explore the importance of multilingualism and cultural diversity in businesses and society in this episode. We discuss their benefits for corporate culture, innovation, and productivity, with compelling research insights. Listen in to understand how fostering these aspects not only drives business success, but also contributes to a prosperous, inclusive society.

We celebrate the newly minted graduates from the renowned Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) Class of 2023. Listen to the stories of graduates like Leanne Ong and Isela Mosqueira, who are ready to conquer the world of translation, interpreting, and localization. Join us as we honor the next generation of language professionals, shaping the future of our industry. To w...

In this episode, we navigate through an enriching two-day conference that assembled remote work champions, seasoned professionals, and industry pioneers from across the world. With over 900 in-person and virtual attendees, the event became a hub for intensive discussions on remote and hybrid work, company culture, and the management of diverse workforces. For more information about Running Remote,...

Translation is integral to a religion built on the very idea of spreading that faith worldwide. It's not surprising, then, that the Christian Bible has been translated into more (way more) languages than any other single piece of writing. There are approximately 3,500 languages into which at least a part of the Bible has been translated, and — maybe more shockingly — there are an estimated 900 dif...

Unravel the world of User Experience (UX) with us! We explore why UX matters, its impact on business growth, and its distinction from User Interface (UI). Learn about the intimate link between UX and localization, and discover how cultural nuances influence design decisions. Learn the best practices for creating engaging, effective, and culturally-sensitive UX designs.

Lee Densmer discusses how to tailor content marketing strategies for global audiences, emphasizing cultural understanding, localization, and the need for specific roles in a global content team.

Join us as we unravel the journey of chatbots from mere automated helpers to Digital Assistants, shaping the future of work. Discover how advancements in AI and Natural Language Processing are transforming chatbots into sophisticated tools that don't just communicate, but perform tasks, revolutionizing industries like localization. Will our job roles be usurped by these new age DAs or can we evolv...

Tune in as we delve into the transformative relationship between Localization and Marketing. Discover why bridging these two can unlock unprecedented success in our globalized world. Will these disciplines finally become best friends?

Discover the latest AI tools unveiled at Google I/O, including the powerful PaLM 2. Get ready to dive into the exciting future of AI and Google's competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT. Don't miss this insightful episode!

AI is predicted to power 95% of global customer interactions by 2025. Our knowledge is encoded in language, Marciano says. For a machine to be intelligent, it must understand languages. Natural language processing (NLP) has been a huge part of AI since the beginning, he points out. MT is a subset of NLP.

Camila Amici reviews Carmen Cisneros’  Take the Plunge  —  How to Dive into Vendor Management and Enjoy It,  and had more than a few flashbacks to the year 2016.

With the emergence of new AI tools and solutions practically every week, the concept of  singularity  in artificial intelligence (AI) comes once more to the spotlight. This hypothetical future in which AI will have advanced to the point of gaining self-awareness, becoming sentient, and surpassing human intelligence potentially leading to unforeseen changes to human civilization is a matter of unde...

Advancements in communication technology are helping bring the world closer together without ever having to leave the house. Oddmund Braaten from Inerprefy analyses the benefits an limitations of AI in remote interpreting.

Translators have long debated over what advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) could mean for their jobs. Interpreters too. It’s no surprise, then, that improvements in AI-powered dubbing tools have been causing a stir among those who work in audiovisual localization.

The  European Language Industry Association  (ELIA) hosted its seventh edition of Together 2023 from Feb. 22 to 24, 2023 in Rome, Italy. More than 250 attendees joined them at the Barceló Aran Mantegna hotel.

Ever since its launch this past November, ChatGPT’s become something of a household name. Although it may not produce the most impressive content just yet, educators, copywriters, and translators — just to name a few — have all brought into question its ability to affect the landscape of their respective career paths. That question was at the forefront of Custom. MT’s “ChatGPT in Localization” web...

While AI may be able to perform some tasks traditionally carried out by translators, it is unlikely to fully replace the role of human interpreters in the near future. 

It doesn’t seem like ChatGPT will be leaving the news cycle anytime soon now — this week, OpenAI announced that it’s releasing an API that’ll allow businesses to build the technology into their own applications.

Scholastic and SoapBox Labs have recently come together to make speech recognition technology accessible to elementary schools across America. 

The debate around human parity in machine translation — whether or not we’ll achieve it in our lifetimes and its potential impact on the language services industry — is hotly contested. Here,  MultiLingual ’s Andrew Warner dives into the history of this topic and gains insight from language industry experts to see how close we are to reaching human parity in MT and what it could mean for human tra...

After reading the features on LangOps in MultiLingual’s 2022 issue, Kirti Vashee’s still not quite sold on the concept, noting that it overcomplicates things a bit. Here, Vashee presents his thoughts on LangOps and attempts to develop a better, more simplistic approach to talking about it.

At the most recent LocWorld conference in San Jose, Jack Welde won the Process Innovation Challenge prize for a new program feature that supplies translators with invaluable context. Better context means better, more accurate translations. How does it work? Well, perhaps it’s better if the man himself explains it directly.