Localization Today

In this conversation with the Co-CEO of memoQ we go into the experience and learnings that took him to be in the frontline of the MT conversation in 2024

By Cameron Rasmusson By analyzing the frequency of letters in an Arabic text, ninth-century scholar Abu Yusuf al-Kindi established a framework for identifying patterns that laid the groundwork for both cryptography and machine translation.

By Rodrigo Corradi. This year marks 70 years since the first public demonstration of MT, which arguably sparked the language AI revolution that we see today. On January 7, 1954, a team from Georgetown University and IBM automatically translated 60 Russian sentences into English.

Ana Sofia Correia discusses the challenges and expectations of both sides of the language services coin — agencies and freelancers — suggesting ways to ease tension and calling for increased understanding of the roles each party plays in the industry.

Luciana Ramos argues that the symbiotic relationship between AI-driven solutions and human expertise is crucial in navigating the complexities of medical and scientific content and in improving the output of localization in these fields.

By Karen Combe and Mimi Hills. After reading the Globalization Strategy Playbook, Inés Rubio San Martín and Satoko Yuda were inspired to utilize data analytics to refine their company’s globalization strategy. Now a year into the project, they share their progress and the successes and challenges they’ve faced along the way.

Inclusive leadership takes hard work. There are no simple formulas in The Boldly Inclusive Leader: Transform Your Workplace (and the World) by Valuing the Differences Within by Minette Norman.

By Pascale Tremblay How can localization teams demonstrate the vital role of languages in a company’s success? Pascale Tremblay argues that language professionals can leverage the increasing importance of emerging technologies to their advantage.

By Tim Brookes A linguist studying a newly developed script in Africa noticed that people’s willingness to learn it depended on whether they grew up monoscriptal — using only one writing system — or polyscriptal. Tim Brookes ponders the reasons for this difference and asks for perspectives from readers.

By Jamiul Islam Akash In the diverse region of South Asia, the interaction between languages, multilingual identities, and linguistic nationalism creates a fascinating tapestry.