Does Machine Translation Hallucinate Electric Sheep?
Robots may not dream, but they do hallucinate. With artificial intelligence at the center of the media spotlight lately, the tendency of algorithm-based technology to
Transliteration vs. Translation
You say potato, I say ποτατο. Here we have just one example of transliteration. Well, what is transliteration? How is transliteration different from translation? In
Ancient Tablets and AI Translation
Translating between two languages is a matter of carefully constructing sentences which best convey the meaning of the original text. As such, it isn’t about
Globalization, Internationalization, Localization, Translation: Work Your GILT Out
In the world of translation, there are a number of unique processes at play. There is translation itself, of course, but also globalization, internationalization, and
Waking Up to Vietnam
What gives Vietnamese coffee that unique kick? It’s made from nutty robusta beans, with nearly twice the caffeine content of milder arabica brews. That’s why
Professional Translators Preserving Linguistic Nuances
Mirrors of their cultures, languages reflect the daily lives of their speakers. From the dozens of Eskimo -Aleut words for snow to Hawaiians’ sixteen kinds
Impacts of Poor Translations on Political Diplomacy
In multinational diplomacy, players come from diverse cultures and speak different languages. This raises challenges when cross-cultural translations are needed, even for experts like the
Translation Technology 101: CAT Tools, Machine Translation, and Post-Editing
What is a CAT tool? What does post-editing mean? There are many different technical terms used throughout the language and translation industry. In this blog
Climate Crisis and Language Loss?
When concerns regarding the climate crisis are voiced in the West, the conversation is often oriented around Western concerns. Which is not an entirely unreasonable
What You Should Know About AI Chatbots (Pt. 1)
Would you be able to tell if a chatbot wrote this blog post? (Don’t worry…it’s 100% percent human-written). With the world buzzing about sophisticated chatbots
