Machine Translation

The Future of Translation

by Tanguy June 22, 2011 Machine Translation

Ray Kurzweil is a pioneer in technological fields including speech recognition and text-to-speech synthesis. He also believes one day soon, computers will develop their own consciousness and superhuman levels of intelligence. In fact, in an interview with the Huffington Post, Kurzweil told industry guru Nataly Kelly that he believes computers will be able to translate [...]

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Kodiak Alutiiq Speakers Reinvent Their Language

by Caroline Mikolajczyk March 21, 2011 Machine Translation

Just last year, the Alutiiq, a group of Native Americans who live on the coasts of Alaska, were in danger of losing their language, the Kodiak dialect of Alutiiq, completely. Read more!

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Magazine Illustrates Language Expert’s Article With Bungled Translations

by Caroline Mikolajczyk March 14, 2011 Machine Translation

A local magazine published an article about the importance of obtaining professional translations for companies doing business overseas with translation mistakes!

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US Department of Defense Seeks Universal Translator

by Caroline Mikolajczyk February 25, 2011 Machine Translation

Darpa, the Defense Department’s research arm, has requested $15 million from the US Congress for a “ Boundless Operational Language Translation” system. Find out more!

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Google Translate to Tackle Poetry

by Caroline Mikolajczyk January 21, 2011 Machine Translation

Google is attempting to translate poetry using their Google Translate machine translation service. Find out more!

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Microsoft TechEd Berlin

by Charlie Jolly November 17, 2010 Education

Given the importance that technology has in any organisation, our IT Manager David Brooks and myself were sent to Microsoft TechEd 2010 in Berlin. Our goal was to learn, research and connect with like minded people and to bring back new ideas and technology. Like many trips, there was not much time left to explore. [...]

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Lack of Translated Documents a Problem for International Travelers

by Charlie Jolly August 19, 2010 Machine Translation

Generally speaking, it’s never a good idea to sign something you can’t read. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for international travelers to be asked to do just that.

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British Colombian Mounties Remove Google Translate From Website

by Richard Brooks August 6, 2010 Machine Translation

The debate over machine-produced versus human translation took the British Colombian division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police by surprise, according to this article in the Vancouver Sun.

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