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I’m just back from a week in Bangkok attending the ACL Conference with Translated. 𝐓𝐋;𝐃𝐑 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧’ Now, let me get philosophical/existential. For those of you not familiar, ACL (the Association for Computational Linguistics) is the preeminent research conference in the field of Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing (NLP). Today, you probably know these things better as AI 😉 Though as the ACL’s presidential address went on to state: “𝘈𝘊𝘓 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦”. This has stoked some debate online that I’m not going to wade into. Seek it out for yourself if you’re curious! 𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺, this was the 62nd annual conference and there were almost 5,000 people in attendance, mostly in person with some online. In terms of the content, this one was a bit different than before, but I’m not sure if that’s a positive. The program is broken up different research areas on applications of NLP: machine translation, information extraction, question answering, speech recognition, etc. These applications have typically been underpinned by quite distinct approaches to research with respect to algorithms and how to generally address the challenges and solve problems. That’s changed. Things felt a bit homogenous. Regardless of the task, the approach was is almost exclusively to use LLMs to address the problem, and research focused on either how to fine tune an existing foundational model for a certain task, or carry out some sort of evaluation. The issue is kind of practical. Fundamental research on foundational model training is essentially restricted to a limited set of groups who have the capacity to do this, and everyone else has to feed off that (that is not in any way to diminish the quality of that work!) I’m not yet sure if that’s a good thing. Obviously, it makes complete sense if this approach is ultimately leading to better outcomes. But I can't help but feel we’re also losing something by not specialising in certain tasks. Maybe we’ll get there when we run out of steam (hit a ceiling) with performance on fine-tuned foundational models. Or maybe we won’t need to! That said, there was cause for optimism in that it seems like we’re already focusing on the right stuff off the bat - namely low resource languages and recognising that these large models are great, but not necessarily multilingually. This was reflected in the keynote presentations, some of the conference satellite workshops and tutorials, and also in many of the papers in the proceedings. Personally speaking, it was also great to meet again with some of the “old guard” of machine translation in Lucia, Marcello, Philipp and others. The Translated team of myself, Alessandro, and Enrico were also on hand to share copies of our new Imminent Report and promote our $100,000 of research grants. More info in the first comment below. Thank you for reading my Ted Talk.

A new version of 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 is now available, featuring an insightful article by our Tech Evangelist Kirti Vashee on integrating #largelanguagemodels into #localization. Discover the options available to you when it comes to leveraging #LLMs and how they compare to Neural #machinetranslation. If you're interested in staying ahead of the curve in AI-driven translation, this is a must-read! Also in this issue: 📊 A major update to our T-Index tool, which now provides even better market insights with the latest data. ⛵ Exciting news about Translated 9's upcoming ocean sailing training sessions in San Francisco, with hands-on experience and expert instruction. 📚 A curated selection of thought-provoking articles from our research center Imminent, exploring the connection between language and the brain, the real risks of “superhuman” AI, and how AI language could impact human communication. Don't miss out – read the full newsletter for more details. #t9n, #L10n, #AI, #MT

Discover more about ⛵️Translated 9 ⛵️ in the latest MultiLingual Media magazine's issue, which celebrates our journey in the Ocean Globe Race 2023. In an interview with Cameron Rasmusson, our CEO, Marco Trombetti, reflects on what really mattered during this adventure: "𝘞𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰." If you're curious about the whole story and the lessons we brought back to shore, you can read more in Multilingual. The interview is also available online for all subscribers. Believe in humans. Believe in yourself. Never give up! #t9n #l10n #translation #localization #LSP #sailing #OGR2023

🎉 From August 11 to 16, we'll be attending the annual meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (#ACL2024) in Bangkok. ACL is the premier forum for exploring the latest advances in computational linguistics and natural language processing. This year's conference, which we are proud to sponsor, will focus on the latest developments in open science, open data, and open models for reproducible NLP research. Our Vice President of AI Solutions, John Tinsley, and our Head of Data Science, Alessandro Zinnai, will be attending in person. If you're also planning to attend, please feel free to reach out to them in advance. Enrico Boscardi, Imminent Project Manager, will also attend the conference to present Imminent's new research grants, an initiative to explore the most advanced frontiers in language services. #l10n #t9n #localization #AI #languageAI #MT #ML

The power of human connection. Salvatore Giammarresi, Head of Localization at Airbnb, explores how a human-centered approach in #translation technologies is essential for enhancing user experience and achieving genuine, profound mutual understanding. Dive into the change, read the full article at: https://lnkd.in/dSzkhpTA

🚀 Calling AI Professionals! 🚀 Native speakers needed: English, Korean, French, Japanese, German, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, Vietnamese. We're seeking talented individuals to join our exciting project focused on advancing AI capabilities through human expertise. Your role will involve providing structured feedback on AI-generated responses, playing a pivotal role in training AI models for better, more accurate outputs. 💪 Apply now: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dPcQXk-e 🚀 #AI #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence #JobOpportunity #TechJobs #AIProfessionals #AIExperts #CareerOpportunity #JoinUs #AIJobs

Humans and AI: the challenge of languages. In June we had the pleasure of hosting at our headquarters in Rome the 4th edition of the Imminent Unconference. During this 4th chapter of the unconference experts in the #localization industry from all over the world delved into 4 topics from the emergence of BRIC countries as dominant economic player and the consequences on the loc world to the necessary change of localization tools with the advent of LLM based technologies. We would like to thank again everyone who partook in these discussions, here you can find the key highlights of the discussions: https://lnkd.in/dgy74W59

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending #ICML (International Conference on Machine Learning) in Vienna. These have been intense days during which I had the opportunity to immerse myself in the state-of-the-art of AI, the field I'm passionate about. The huge number of researchers from all over the world, oral presentations, and papers were overwhelming, and I loved it! The best part was sharing this experience with my colleagues and friends Davide Caroselli and Enrico Boscardi. Together, we spread the word about Translated’s Imminent grant (if you're a researcher in the language field looking for funding, check it out: https://lnkd.in/dPu5GnPp). My favourite event was the poster sessions because they gave me the opportunity to talk directly with the authors. These conversations allowed us to clarify doubt, share thoughts and build connections with exceptional researchers. Overall, ICML was an incredible experience. I left Vienna feeling inspired, with new insights and a looong list of papers I want to read. I'm looking forward to go deeper with them and applying what I've learned in practice. #ICML2024 #MachineLearning #AI #ResearchConference

⛵️ We are thrilled to announce that our sailboat, Translated 9, has achieved remarkable success in the 2024 #PacificCup with a team made up mostly of people from the #localization and technology industries! Competing against 64 yachts, Translated 9 secured 1st place in its category and 4th place overall. Our incredible crew showed unparalleled passion, dedication and teamwork throughout this challenging 2,000-nautical-mile race. Special thanks to our ambassador and skipper Paul Cayard for his exceptional training and leadership. And congratulations to all the crew members: Teresa Marshall, VP, Globalization & Localization at Salesforce, OGR veteran Daniel Cayard, Mechanical Engineer Jitendra Kavathekar, Technology Executive and recent Salesforce Global VP and GM Alex D., Curative, VP Product Jason Chan, Director, Enablement and Communications at Okta Kelly Gregory, artist and architect Patrick Haesloop, landscape architect Baptiste Gillot Devillers, swimming instructor, OGR veteran Lana Coones, student, winner of the OGR aboard Maiden Jonathan Hammond, Translated 9 US captain Our adventure doesn’t end here. We’re excited to announce new ocean sailing training sessions with Paul Cayard this fall in San Francisco. Interested in joining us? Reach out at [email protected]. #PacificCup #Sailing #Localization #t9n #l10n