Why AI’s “Plateau” is Great News for Translators
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…. [...]
Why we can’t let the Localization Illuminati decide our fate!
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 [...]
Our clients won’t pay for premium translation if they can’t discern the quality difference.
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 [...]
We can partner with our small-LSP clients to redefine translation with AI
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 [...]
Hack your translation process with razor-sharp AI prompts
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 [...]
Curious about how AI handles less common language pairs?
A student asked me recently about GenAI's performance with slightly unusual language combinations, like Swedish to French. This reminded me that one of our CotranslatorAI power users successfully translates between Dutch and Romanian. His [...]
Let’s rethink machine-translation post editing
Imagine you're a chef preparing a gourmet meal. You wouldn't start with a pre-cooked dish and then try to transform it into a culinary masterpiece, would you? All you can really do with someone [...]
What’s the balance between the AI’s capabilities and the human touch in translation?
Let's be very clear; the AI doesn't "understand" anything. I got a lot of flak on a recent post where I used language that implied Generative AI can "think". It can't. It's an incredible [...]
Did you hear the memoQ news?
Did you hear the news? They are pulling the plug on the memoQ desktop version. Not now. But they've declared their intention to gut the software little by little and migrate its functions to [...]