Secure future
An incident involving a fight, someone who wanted to help, a gun, police, and machine translation (MT) recently made the rounds on several social media platforms. And it only came…
Gendern mal andersrum
Schon wieder dieses Thema... aber heute mal ganz anders, denn manchmal scheint zumindest die Technik ihrer Zeit voraus - oder hinkt ihr hinterher, je nachdem, wie man es betrachtet. Dass…
A timely post on MT
Coincidence? I think not! Over at the Savvy Newcomer, ATA's Blog for Newbies to Translation and Interpreting, a recent post talks about MT and how the savvy translator can use…
Does MT influence language?
Language is in constant flux as is; the influence of globalization on English, for example, is undeniable. I constantly come across words and phrases that only ten years ago would…
Anglophoner Tag 2019 in Würzburg
Happening now: very interesting and informative talks about machine translation and all it means or could mean for us as language service providers
Post-Editing
Ever since machine translation has come to the fore in the translation sphere, another "new" area of activity has also started to show up: post-editing. While I'd heard about this…
A Glimpse into the Future of Translation
Although this webinar Jost held for the Ukrainian Translation Industry Conference is already five years old, it is still incredibly relevant and surprisingly up-to-date. Enjoy!
In-ear interpreter – the future?
With the rise of MT and AI, the voices proclaiming the end of human translation and interpretation are getting louder. And if you look at all the headlines and the…
The black box myth – The importance of terminology and asking questions
While reading a very informative article about machine translation and whether and how to use it by Alan K. Melby (you can read it here), I was excited to read…