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Sean Song / Translation Boulevard Offers US-Based Chinese Language Services

2 months ago | slator.com | Sean Song

Sean Song lives in the Washington DC area and he is a graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Southern California. He became a translator and subtitler while he was living in Los Angeles twenty years ago. He has translated thousands of movies and TV shows from English to Chinese and Chinese to English, including working with Ronny Yu, the director of the movie Fearless starring Jet Li, to create and translate its subtitles.
Microsoft Says New Healthcare Voice AI Enables ‘Encounters in Spanish Without a Translator’ - Slator

2 months ago | slator.com | Alex Edwards

Microsoft launches Microsoft Dragon Copilot tool to facilitate multilingual communication between doctors and patients.
Alibaba Outlines How LLMs Can Improve Speech-to-Text AI Translation - Slator

Feb 5, 2025 | slator.com | Maria Stasimioti

A new study shows that refining both transcriptions and translations using large language models leads to better speech translation quality.
The Problem with Research on ‘Real-Time’ Speech-to-Text AI Translation - Slator

Feb 4, 2025 | slator.com | Maria Stasimioti

A new study warns that most AI speech translation research relies on unrealistic assumptions, making real-time solutions difficult to achieve.
Experts Weigh In on DeepSeek AI Translation Quality

Jan 31, 2025 | slator.com | Maria Stasimioti

Chinese AI company DeepSeek made headlines in late January 2025 by launching large language models (LLMs) DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3. DeepSeek is based in Hangzhou, a large city and major tech hub near Shanghai, which is also home to Alibaba. The reason for all that buzz? The models are open-source, DeepSeek-R1 delivers performance comparable to OpenAI’s ChatGPT o1, and they reportedly operate at a fraction of the cost.
Language AI Startup ElevenLabs Valued at Over USD 3bn in Series C

Jan 31, 2025 | slator.com | Seyma Albarino

For multilingual voice AI startup ElevenLabs, the new year is apparently off to a good start. According to a January 24, 2025 piece by TechCrunch and now confirmed by the company, ElevenLabs recently closed a Series C of USD 180m at a valuation between USD 3-3.3bn. AI dubbing is a key feature of the ElevenLabs platform. According to TechCrunch, the round was led by ICONIQ Growth, with possible participation from Andreessen Horowitz.
UK Court Interpreters Stage February Walkout to Protest Work Conditions

Jan 31, 2025 | slator.com | Rocío Txabarriaga

On January 29, 2025, the UK National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI) published a call to action on the Register’s site asking court interpreters to withdraw services (stage walkouts) from HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) on multiple dates in February. The interpreters are protesting low pay, lack of transparency in procurement processes, and a breach of trust by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). There have been five of these walkouts previously around the same issues.
Sorenson Communications Acquires Two AI Sign Language Interpreting Tech Startups

Jan 30, 2025 | slator.com | Seyma Albarino

Communication services company Sorenson Communications has announced the acquisition of two companies that specialize in sign language interpreting technology. Hand Talk is a startup that uses AI and digital avatars to provide automated sign language translation, a feature that is particularly useful for translating content on websites or other platforms where dynamic, interactive communication isn’t required but accessibility is still essential.
New Dataset for Low-Resource Kenyan Language Tackles AI Exclusion

Jan 30, 2025 | slator.com | Maria Stasimioti

A team of researchers from USIU-Africa, Kabarak University, and Maseno University have created language resources for three low-resource Kenyan languages — Kidaw’ida, Kalenjin, and Dholuo. The goal of the project is to improve natural language processing (NLP) applications, support linguistic research, and promote linguistic diversity in AI development.
Multi-Million Dollar Grant Awarded to Create SignGPT for AI Sign Language Translation

Jan 29, 2025 | slator.com | Alex Edwards |swimmer. Based

The UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded a GBP 8.45m (USD 10.5m) grant to three universities to build a foundational large language model (LLM) for sign language. The three universities — the University of Surrey, the University of Oxford, and University College London — will embark on a five-year project to create “SignGPT” to allow spoken languages to be automatically translated into photo-realistic sign language, and vice-versa.