GPT-5 Just Dropped… and Translators Are Still Finishing Their Coffee
Hi Steven, GPT-5 has arrived. And the reaction? Let’s just say… it’s more of a polite golf clap than a standing ovation. Sure, the AI world lit up with the usual launch buzz. But in [...]
Add any OpenAI model to CotranslatorAI (even the cheap ones)
Until now, CotranslatorAI only let you manually add one custom model at a time. That’s changed. You can now add and manage as many OpenAI models as you want — so you can work with the exact models you [...]
The Simple Prompt That Fixes Your Smart Quotes Problem
Have you ever found yourself spending extra time fixing straight quotes in your translations, just to get them looking right in Word or your CAT tool? If so, you’re definitely not alone. Recently, a [...]
Event: The Future of Translation—Join Us Tomorrow to See What’s Next
Yesterday I received a message from a registrant to my webclass. Her comments echo what some in our profession are thinking right now: “Steven, I have to tell you that your optimism is fundamentally [...]
Are you buying into a translator-hostile narrative?
It's no shock that the Big LSPs, MT providers, and CAT tool makers are pushing for automation in translation. AI has given them the tools to do this, and they're finding ways to minimize [...]
What is anchor prompting and why is it important in an AI-powered translation workflow?
A few years ago, while translating my PhD dissertation, I discovered a method that completely changed how I use AI in my translation work. It’s called anchor prompting, and it’s the foundation for getting [...]
New wine and old wineskins in the context of translation today
Let's consider the biblical parable of new wine and old wineskins in the context of translation today. Generative AI provides us with new wine (an entirely new paradigm). Yet the industry mainstream is trying [...]
Some things I want to tell my small-LSP clients
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the evolving dynamics between translators and LSPs, especially in the face of advancing AI technologies. The big players might be banking on automation. But there's a different, higher path [...]
CotranslatorAI has caught up with OpenAI!
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 [...]