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When we started developing CotranslatorAI just over a couple years ago, OpenAI was already on GPT 3.0. Within a short time, they raced ahead to 3.5 and then 4.0. But now, after a few [...]

There’s a lot of talk these days about how small LSPs are “doomed” in a world being reshaped by AI—usually from the so-called Localization Illuminati, the biggest industry players. Maybe you’ve heard this: big [...]

As a translator, advancements like GPT-4.1 are intriguing, especially with the promise of a massive context window. But does this mean we can simply input entire books or thousands of translation memory segments and [...]

Are we rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic? I still remember sitting at the 2006 ATA conference in New Orleans, hearing about new MT development and giving myself five more years in the field…. [...]

This really stopped me in my tracks: OpenAI announced today that they are retiring their GPT-4.5 model, rolling users back to 4.1. They say the new 4.1 is faster, cheaper, and better than 4.5…. [...]

Someone asked me recently how AI is going to impact the future of translation. That got me thinking about something that’s been bothering me for a while now. Have you noticed who headlines too [...]

My conversation with an LSP client last week brought some crucial insights to light about maintaining translation quality in the AI age. As AI becomes more integral to our workflow, determining true quality can [...]

Yesterday, I had a stimulating conversation with one of my small-LSP clients. After receiving some great feedback from him on a recent project, I decided to share a bit about my GAIT workflow. This [...]

What do you think about translation job specifications that read like a novel? They're exhausting to read. They're also ineffective. Half the time we don't read them carefully anyway, do we? Generative AI is [...]