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July 20, 2022 00:03:12
BigScience launches open-source LLM, BLOOM

BigScience launches open-source LLM, BLOOM

BigScience, an artificial intelligence (AI) research initiative, recently launched BLOOM, an open-source large language model (LLM) that aims to make such technology more accessible.

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July 20, 2022 00:15:06
The Evolution of Airbnb’s Localization Strategy

The Evolution of Airbnb’s Localization Strategy

In 2018, Airbnb began a major transformation in its localization strategy and operations, developing and executing countless decisions, projects, products, processes and improvements —...

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July 18, 2022 00:04:49
ATRAE president elaborates on open letter to Iyuno-SDI

ATRAE president elaborates on open letter to Iyuno-SDI

In a statement to MultiLingual, Iris Permuy, president of ATRAE, elaborated on the open letter, which claimed that subtitlers and audiovisual translators face low...

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July 18, 2022 00:03:34
Creating a language access plan for an unwritten language

Creating a language access plan for an unwritten language

Translating a well-documented, widely spoken language is hard enough. Translating one that doesn’t even have a standardized writing system is even harder. That’s the...

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July 18, 2022 00:03:47
User feedback: the only quality measure that counts in localization

User feedback: the only quality measure that counts in localization

User feedback — direct information from those who use your product — is both the most important aspect of any good methodology and also...

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July 18, 2022 00:02:38
Turkish translators at Disney+ warned about translating “sensitive” topics

Turkish translators at Disney+ warned about translating “sensitive” topics

A month after Disney+ launched in Turkey, local media reported that the company’s Turkish subtitle translators received an email with directions on certain content...

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