SlatorPod
214 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsSlatorPod is the weekly language industry podcast where we discuss the most important news and trends in translation, localization, and language technology. Brought to you by Slator.com.
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#209 Sourcing Language Data from the Four Corners of the Earth with XRI Global’s Daniel Wilson
April 23, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDaniel Wilson, Founder and CEO of XRI Global, joins SlatorPod to talk about the company's focus on low-resource languages and its efforts to bring digital equality to communities lacking online language support. With a background in linguistics and research on endangered languages in the Caucasus Mountains, Wilson's journey led him to establish XRI Global to address the challenge of building AI tools for languages with limited data availability. The CEO highlights the importance of domain-...
#208 The Normalization of Language AI
April 12, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with SlatorCon London, scheduled for May 23rd, announcing the speaker lineup, including a Keynote presentation from Iris Orriss of Meta. They then discuss how enterprises are becoming increasingly comfortable launching fully automated language AI features, labeling it the “normalization of language AI”. The duo talk about the unprecedented merger of Swiss-based SuperText and Textshuttle, signaling a shift towards more integ...
#207 The Art and Business of Literary Translation with Dr. B.J. Woodstein
April 05, 2024 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBDr. B.J. Woodstein, Professor, Translator, and Writer, joins SlatorPod to talk about translation theory and its implications for literary translators, while also shedding light on the professional challenges, nuances, and ethical considerations. B.J. discusses her upcoming book, “Translation Theory for Literary Translators”, where she aims to demystify translation theory and make it accessible to translators. She highlights the need for translators to understand and engage with translation ...
#206 Video Highlight’s Founder on How LLMs Enable New Ways to Engage with Video Content
March 27, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBMihai Vlad, the Founder of Video Highlight and former General Manager of Language Weaver, joins SlatorPod to talk about his entrepreneurial journey and insights into the language AI startup landscape. Mihai discusses his latest venture, Video Highlight, which aims to solve the inefficiency of extracting valuable information from lengthy videos by providing automatic transcription, timestamped summaries, key highlights, and interactive chats. By enabling summaries in multiple languages, Vid...
#205 Deluxe’s Chris Reynolds on Dubbing, Subtitling, and Localization for Hollywood
March 20, 2024 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBChris Reynolds, the EVP and General Manager of Worldwide Localization and Fulfillment at Deluxe, joins SlatorPod to talk about the complexities of dubbing and the potential impact of AI on the industry. Chris discusses the different elements in the dubbing process, including voice casting, script adaptation, and post-production, as well as the challenges of tight timelines, particularly with the rise of streaming services demanding simultaneous releases in multiple languages. The Deluxe ex...
#204 Language Network CEO Jordan Evans on Sales Tactics and Growth Through M&A
March 13, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBJordan Evans, the CEO of Language Network, joins SlatorPod to talk about the evolution of his family-founded language service provider (LSP) and his sales-focused growth strategy. Jordan's professional trajectory began with a blend of sales, tech startups, and a stint as a linguist and translator, before acquiring Language Network and achieving significant growth. Regarding growth strategies, Jordan discusses the challenges and benefits of acquisitions, emphasizing the importance of findin...
#203 The Top 50 Language AI Companies to Watch in 2024
March 08, 2024 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with Head of Research Anna Wyndham joining to give a breakdown of the 2024 Slator Language AI 50 Under 50, a list highlighting 50 of the newest and most notable language AI companies. The list focuses on 50 language AI companies under 50 months old, showcasing their innovations in speech-to-text, machine translation, speech synthesis, and more. Esther talks about Disney's Accelerator Program, which invested in two language ...
#202 Insider Reveals Super Agency May Plan Multi-Billion Dollar IPO
March 01, 2024 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with Women in Localization opening a new chapter in Switzerland and SlatorCon coming to Silicon Valley on September 5th. Florian shares insights from RWS’ Annual General Meeting, where under the new leadership of Chairman Julie Southern, the language service provider (LSP) highlighted its resilience amid global uncertainty. Esther gives an overview of the financial results for AMN Language Services and Ai-Media, with the fo...
#201 Ranking the World’s Largest Translation and Localization Companies
February 23, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week with a first look at the newly released 2024 Slator Language Service Provider Index (LSPI) where they unpack the key findings from over 250 LSPs on the ranking. Leading the 2024 LSPI is Super Agency TransPerfect, who recently appointed Jin Lee as the new Co-CEO. Lee began as a project manager at the Super Agency before working through various production roles and rising through the ranks. Slator recently launched the first e...
#200 Why Anja Jones Put Social Responsibility at the Core of Her Language Service Provider
February 21, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBIn the landmark 200th episode of the SlatorPod, we are joined by Anja Jones, Managing Director of AJT, to talk about the language service provider’s (LSP’s) journey to becoming a B Corp, a certification for businesses balancing profit with social and environmental responsibility. Anja touches upon the impact of large language models (LLMs), expressing concerns about ethical implications, copyright issues, and the environmental footprint associated with LLMs. She also discusses how a focus o...
#199 The State-of-the-Art in Machine Translation with Language Weaver’s Bart Maczynski
February 09, 2024 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIn this week’s SlatorPod, we are joined by Bart Maczynski, the VP of Machine Learning at Language Weaver, the translation tech brand of Super Agency RWS, to talk about the challenges and advancements in enterprise-grade machine translation (MT). The discussion delves into the distinctions between enterprise and consumer-grade MT, with challenges including data security, scalability, adaptability, user experience, and risk mitigation. Bart touches on the impact of large language models (LLM...
#198 Implementing Language AI in the Enterprise with Translated’s John Tinsley
January 29, 2024 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBJohn Tinsley, the VP of AI Solutions at language AI agency Translated, joins SlatorPod to talk about the challenges, advancements, and future directions of AI in the language industry. John shares his journey from founding machine translation (MT) pioneer ICONIC, selling it during the height of the pandemic to RWS, and now his current role focusing on connecting technology and capabilities with customer needs at Translated. He touches on the challenges of managing the noise around AI and ...
#197 Machine Translating a President
January 19, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with Super Early Bird ending soon for SlatorCon Remote March and a save-the-date announcement for SlatorCon London, scheduled in person for May 23, 2024. Florian talks about how translation GPTs are becoming increasingly available on OpenAI’s GPT store, highlighting the ease of building these models and the payment model for creators. The duo touches on the topic of AI-generated lip-synced translations, using the example o...
#196 Translation and Localization in the New OpenAI GPT Store
January 12, 2024 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with OpenAI recently launching its GPT store, allowing users to create their own GPT chat interfaces without the need for coding. One move that underscores OpenAI's influence in the language space is Albania's consideration of using ChatGPT for translating documents related to its EU accession bid. Duolingo is also reported to be laying off human translators in favor of relying more on AI for content curation and translation...
#195 Unbabel CEO Vasco Pedro on AI Impact and Scaling LangOps
December 21, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBVasco Pedro, Co-founder and CEO of language operations platform Unbabel, joins SlatorPod to talk about the transformative year of 2023 and its impact on the language technology landscape. Vasco discusses the AI boom in 2023, emphasizing the importance of recognizing AI as what he calls a cognitive prosthetic rather than a human replacement. He highlights the need for a new pricing model in translation and localization that accommodates AI solutions and allows for transparency, predictabilit...
#194 Epic Battle in Automatic Speech Translation
December 13, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with the release of Slator’s Pro Guide: Solution Sales for Language Service Providers and more exciting research to come. The duo talk about the latest in language AI, with OpenAI gaining traction as a potential default for machine translation, and the firing and rehiring of CEO Sam Altman. Meanwhile, the European Patent Office has denied Google's patent application for neural machine translation. The podcast explores the ...
#193 Enterprise Localization in Times of Large Language Models with Centific’s Jonas Ryberg
December 05, 2023 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBJonas Ryberg, Chief Globalization Officer of Centific, joins SlatorPod to talk about the evolving language services landscape and Centific's approach to navigating the changes brought about by generative AI and large language models (LLMs). Jonas looks back on the opportunities and challenges of 2023, with the impact of ChatGPT triggering clients, who are facing budget constraints, to redefine translation quality metrics and optimize processes. Jonas sheds light on Centific's proprietary p...
#192 Why Cost Per Word in Translation is Outdated With GetGloby CEO Diego Antista
November 17, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBDiego Antista, Co-Founder and CEO of GetGloby, joins SlatorPod to talk about the complexity of translating and transcreating digital ad campaigns. Diego shares a pivotal moment when he discovered that the cost of translating campaigns for multicultural audiences was a significant barrier for advertisers, leading to the creation of GetGloby with fellow former Googler, Juan Fusoni. Diego shares insights into the advertising industry, such as the role of agencies in global campaigns and the m...
#191 Translation AI Watershed Moment in German Parliament
November 15, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with the release of Slator’s new Pro Guide: Scaling an LSP Key Account. The duo analyzed the job requirements and responsibilities for an AI Localization Analyst at Chubb, an insurance company. Florian discusses when he, for the first time, realized he briefly fell for a third-party-created video. A speech by Joana Cotar, a member of Germany’s lower house of parliament, was translated and lip-synced into English using AI. ...
#190 Where the ‘Translator Still Feels Like a Translator’ with Bureau Works’ Gabriel Fairman
November 10, 2023 11:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBGabriel Fairman, Founder and CEO of Bureau Works, joins SlatorPod to talk about the potential of generative AI in translation management. Gabriel shares the origin story of Bureau Works, where over the years his perspective shifted towards viewing translation as an information management challenge, leading Bureau Works to transition into a tech-enabled business. Gabriel discusses the challenges and opportunities presented by large language models, touching on issues of cost, workflow inte...
#189 How Generative AI is Changing Multilingual SEO with Pablo Navascués
November 03, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBPablo Navascués, Managing Director of global content and SEO agency Key Content, joins SlatorPod to discuss the impact of generative AI on content creation and SEO. Pablo explains how content strategy and SEO strategy have become more interconnected, emphasizing the need for high-quality, user-oriented content. He acknowledges that AI can be valuable for scaling content production. However, he highlights the need for human expertise in certain cases, as AI-generated content may not always m...
#188 Smartling CEO Bryan Murphy on Seizing the Language AI Moment
October 27, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBBryan Murphy, CEO of Smartling, joins SlatorPod to share insights into the language technology leader’s position as a turnkey cloud-based language AI solution. Bryan talks about his background in software and e-commerce and how he joined Smartling to leverage technology in the translation and localization business. Bryan expands on how Smartling has built a sophisticated translation and localization management platform and expert-in-the-loop productivity technology. The CEO explains Smartl...
#187 Stop Using the Term Full Post-Editing with Jakub Absolon
October 20, 2023 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBJakub Absolon, CEO of ASAP-translation.com, joins SlatorPod to share insights into the evolving landscape of AI in the language industry and the role of post-editing in the translation process. Jakub acknowledged the success of the past two years but noted that this year has brought new challenges. To stay competitive, the LSP plans to expand its B2B client base beyond the Slovak and Czech markets and explore languages in Central and Eastern Europe. The podcast delves into the concept of f...
#186 Adobe Sneaks into Language AI with Dub Dub Dub
October 17, 2023 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, where they reflect on SlatorCon Zurich 2023, which saw a growing interest in AI-driven translation technologies and the industry's efforts to position itself as experts in the enterprise content lifecycle. Esther discusses ZOO Digital's financial struggles due to strikes in Hollywood, which have affected their performance, leading to a significant EBITDA loss in the first half of the year. Despite this, they are continuing t...
#185 Processing 20 Million Minutes of Audio and Video Speech-to-Text With Sebastien Pare
October 02, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBSebastien Pare, CEO of VIQ Solutions, joins SlatorPod to discuss the evolution of transcription for multi-speaker content in challenging legal and regulatory settings. Sebastien explained that VIQ initially started in Canada and expanded to other Commonwealth countries, focusing on courts thanks to their need for advanced audio and video solutions. The conversation delved into the challenges of working with multi-speaker content and Sebastien highlighted the importance of AI in enhancing t...
#184 Spotify Adds Voice Translation, ALC Recap, Straker Buyback
September 28, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, where Spotify launched AI-powered voice translation for podcast creators. Esther gives a recap of the ALC 21st Annual Summit in Portland, where she presented key findings from the 2023 ALC Survey. The duo discussed the addition of Basque, Catalan, and Galician as official languages in the Spanish Congress. However, Spain's efforts to make these languages official at the European Union level were put on hold. In the UK, a l...
#183 Winning Translation and Localization RFPs with memoQ RFP’s Mark Shriner
September 14, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBMark Shriner, Strategic Sales Director of memoQ, and now CEO of memoQ RFP, joins the podcast to discuss the challenges and opportunities of request for proposals (RFPs) in the language industry. Mark explains that enterprise language services RFPs tend to focus on language pairs and pricing, while language technology RFPs delve deep into product features, integrations, and security. Mark talks about the complexities when responding to RFPs as different departments within an organization ma...
#182 Monsters, Aliens, and Lip-Synced Dubbing with MARZ CEO Jonathan Bronfman
September 07, 2023 14:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB“The face is the uncanny valley. The nuance and detail in the face and the way it moves is a very difficult thing to animate,” Jonathan Bronfman, CEO of MARZ explains on SlatorPod. Canada-based MARZ, which stands for Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies, was founded in 2018 to leverage AI and bring quantifiable metrics like time and cost to the business of visual effects (VFX). Bronfman recounts how their research for Vanity AI, a solution that creates effects such as de-aging, cosmetic, wig, a...
#181 ChatGPT Translation Quality Reality Check
September 01, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, where amid ChatGPT's new enterprise launch, Florian tested ChatGPT's translation quality and came across mistranslations and awkward phrasing. Florian highlights the launch of the Slator Pro Guide: Subtitling and Captioning, providing an overview of its content and use cases. The discussion shifted to Meta's latest release SeamlessM4T which handles various translation-related tasks, including speech recognition, speech-to-sp...
#180 Next Generation Localization Software with Phrase CEO Georg Ell
August 25, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBGeorg Ell, CEO of Phrase, joins SlatorPod to talk about key moments since he joined the localization platform in May 2022, merging Memsource into the Phrase brand, and the opportunities of AI-driven growth of content requiring localization. Georg discusses Phrase’s product offering, which includes machine translation (MT) aggregator Phrase Translate and proprietary MT engine Phrase NextMT, where they provide customers with flexibility, neutrality, and solutions that align with their localiz...
#179 New Trends in Machine Translation with Large Language Models by Longyue Wang
August 18, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBJoining SlatorPod this week is Longyue Wang, a Research Scientist at Tencent AI Lab, where he is involved in the research and practical applications of machine translation (MT) and natural language processing (NLP). Longyue Longyue expands on Tencent’s approach to language technology where they integrate MT with Tencent Translate (TranSmart). He highlights how Chinese-to-English MT has made significant advancements, thanks to improvements in technology and data size. However, translating C...
#178 LSP Performance Check, Llama 2, Phrase, Language I/O, LanguageWire
August 16, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news from over the past month, where NWN Carousel, a Massachusetts-based cloud communications company, secured a USD 6.5 million contract with Baltimore, Maryland, to provide AI-powered multilingual emergency 9-1-1 services. Meta has unveiled Llama 2, its latest large language model, trained on 40% more data. Despite its extensive training, the model's focus on English data and limited coverage of other languages might restrict its suitabilit...
#177 Building a SaaS Product for Subtitling, Dubbing with Checksub Founder Florian Stègre
July 27, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this week’s SlatorPod, we are joined by Florian Stègre, Founder of Checksub, to discuss how the SaaS platform powers subtitling and dubbing for SMEs and enterprise clients. Florian's entrepreneurial journey began after graduating from business school and founding video production company, ROOM Agency, which laid the foundation for Checksub. Checksub primarily serves SMEs and enterprises, where they have the option to work with external providers in the video editor. Florian expands on...
#176 Transcreation and Generative AI with Jellyfish’s Rocio Martinez
July 21, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBRocio Martinez, VP of Language Services at Jellyfish, joins SlatorPod to talk about the role of creative content localization at the digital marketing agency. Rocio explains that while the language services team at Jellyfish function as an LSP, their positioning in the market is broader, and they act as an internal solution provider that supports the various divisions within Jellyfish. She emphasizes the importance of connecting every part of the creative process, from creation to adaptati...
#175 Where DeepL Beats ChatGPT with Graham Neubig
July 14, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this week’s SlatorPod, we are joined by Graham Neubig, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, to discuss his research on multilingual natural language processing (NLP) and machine translation (MT). Graham discusses the research at Neulab, where they focus on various areas of NLP, including incorporating broad knowledge bases into NLP models and code generation. Graham expands on his Zeno GPT-MT Report comparing large language models (LLMs) with special-p...
#174 Dotsub Collapses, Microsoft Delights, ChatGPT Traffic Peaks, EU Chooses MT
July 13, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news over the past month, with ChatGPT traffic hitting its peak in May 2023 and large language models being released left, right, and center. The EU Commission (EC) unveiled the launch of a pilot program that will see the EC use its own machine translation tool to translate certain press releases. In mid-June, media localization company Dotsub announced it had ceased operations, due to its current liquidity situation. In more positive news...
#173 Hollywood-Grade AI Dubbing with Deepdub CEO Ofir Krakowski
July 07, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBDeepdub Co-founder and CEO, Ofir Krakowski, joins SlatorPod to talk about the AI dubbing platform’s goal to make content more accessible through automation and human collaboration. Ofir’s experience in the Israeli Air Force's machine learning and innovation department led him to use his knowledge in deep learning and generative AI to co-found Deepdub with his brother, Nir. The CEO outlines the importance of human creativity in translation and how they have built a platform that incorporate...
#172 Clinical Translation and Linguistic Validation at Scale with ICON’s Brian Mallon
June 30, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBICON plc’s Senior Vice President of Commercialisations & Outcomes, Brian Mallon, joins SlatorPod to shed light on the crucial role of language services within clinical research organizations (CROs). Brian recounts ICON's growth journey, from a team of five in Dublin back in 1990 to its present-day workforce of over 41,000 across 50 countries. Brian outlines the clinical cycle for drugs or medical treatments, which consists of several phases aimed at evaluating safety, efficacy, dosage, and...
#171 Our GPT SWOT Analysis for the Language Industry
June 16, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, covering key takeaways from SlatorCon Remote such as lip sync AI dubbing demos from NeuralGarage and how FIFA and DeepL tackle sports localization. After unveiling its first-half results for 2023, RWS CEO Ian El-Mokadem emphasized the advantages of utilizing AI and large language models (LLMs) to enhance existing products. In M&A, Unbabel has completed its second acquisition of 2023 by acquiring Bablic, to expand its websit...
#170 Dubbing for Top Youtube Creators with Unilingo CEO Farbod Mansorian
June 08, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBUnilingo Founder and CEO, Farbod Mansorian, joins SlatorPod to talk about launching the leading dubbing provider for Youtube creators, enabling them to get billions of additional views. As a regular consumer of YouTube, Farbod came across TED Talks, and after translating a talk for his mother, the idea to bring this to other non-English speaking communities was born. This idea evolved into Unilingo, where Farbod formed a team to work on dubbing YouTube videos so content creators can reach f...
#169 United Language Group CEO Nic McMahon on Language Access and Outcomes
June 01, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBNic McMahon, CEO of United Language Group (ULG), joins SlatorPod to talk about the language service provider’s (LSP) mission in connecting language and culture to create meaningful outcomes. Nic recounts his journey in the language industry, from junior project manager at SDL to ascending to the role of CEO of ULG. He highlights ULG’s goal to go beyond translation services and prioritizing outcomes, cultural connectivity, and bridging gaps for better accessibility and engagement. The CEO e...
#168 Google Bard Refuses to Translate, Launching Slator Answers
May 26, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBThis week Diego Bartolome, Founder of sintetic.ai, joined us on SlatoPod to talk about empowering companies to achieve more with generative artificial intelligence, including Slator with Slator Answers. Diego discusses how he collaborated with Slator to create a chat interface that allows Slator subscribers to question an AI model specifically trained on our research, podcast transcripts, and thousands of articles. Florian gives a brief demonstration of Slator Answers’ natural language quer...
#167 How Large Language Models Prove Chomsky Wrong with Steven Piantadosi
May 18, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBJoining SlatorPod this week is Steven Piantadosi, Associate Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley. Steven also runs the computation and language lab (colala) at UC Berkeley, which studies the basic computational processes involved in human language and cognition. Steven talks about the emergence of large language models (LLMs) and how it has reshaped our understanding of language processing and language acquisition. Steven breaks down his March 2023 paper, "Modern language models refute C...
#166 Translation and Localization Industry Maintains Growth in 2022 to USD 27.9bn
May 12, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the launch of Slator’s flagship 2023 Language Industry Market Report. The 140-page report provides a comprehensive view of the global language services and language technology industry, which Slator estimates grew over 4% to nearly USD 28bn in 2022 on the back of a strong first half. The duo talk about OpenAI’s new endeavor to enforce its branding guidelines to prevent companies from using GPT in their names or products. OpenAI believes that using GPT in branding ...
#165 Super Agency New Hires, RWS Results, ZOO Capital Raise
May 05, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, covering the latest in large language models with Custom.MT’s Chat GPT in Localization Part II, SlatorPod’s The Great ChatGPT and Translation Debate, and Hugging Face’s launch of HuggingChat. Belgium-based language service provider (LSP) Jonckers sells a majority stake to investment firm Mayfair Equity Partners, following strong organic growth of 75% in 2022. The sale will enable Jonckers to continue its growth trajectory, w...
#164 How Fireflies.ai is Tripling Down on Becoming a Large Language Model-based Firm
May 04, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this week’s SlatorPod, Fireflies.ai CEO Krish Ramineni joins us to talk about scaling the AI meeting assistant and building on the latest advances in large language models. Krish starts with his journey to co-founding Fireflies, which began as a drone delivery service and as a result of conversations with customers and investors, evolved into an AI meeting assistant to solve their own pain point. The CEO shares how they found their product-market fit after focusing on automated transcri...
#163 The Future of Live Multilingual Captioning Ai-Media CEO Tony Abrahams
April 28, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBTony Abrahams, CEO and Co-founder of Ai-Media, joins SlatorPod to talk about the journey to building a market leader in multilingual live captioning. Tony discusses his transition from working in finance to co-founding Ai-Media with Alex Jones and introducing large-scale captioning to Australian Pay TV. He gives an overview of Ai-Media’s technology stack, which delivers high-quality automatic captioning through three key elements: encoding, the iCap network, and LEXI. The CEO talks about t...
#162 The Great ChatGPT and Translation Debate
April 19, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBThis week, SlatorPod hosts its very first panel debate with guests Adam Bittlingmayer, CEO of ModelFront, Varshul Gupta, Co-founder of Dubverse, and Mihai Vlad, General Manager of Language Weaver. To start off, the panel participants reflect on their recent experience with ChatGPT since its launch in November 2022 and how this shapes their views on large language models (LLMs). Varshul and Adam talk about how clients view ChatGPT. Mihai agrees with the idea that the language services indu...
#161 Microsoft’s Christian Federmann on the Translation Quality of Large Language Models
April 12, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBIn this week’s SlatorPod, we are joined by Christian Federmann, Principal Research Manager at Microsoft, where he works on machine translation (MT) evaluation and language expansion. Christian recounts his journey from working at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence under the guidance of AI pioneer Hans Uszkoreit to joining Microsoft and building out Microsoft Translator. He shares how Microsoft Translator evolved from using statistical MT to neural MT and why they opted ...
#160 Inside the Large Language Model Revolution with Nikola Nikolov
April 04, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBIn this week’s SlatorPod, we are joined by Nikola Nikolov, an experienced researcher, engineer, YouTuber, and consultant in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning. Nikola talks about the evolution of large language models (LLMs), where the core technology remains the same, but the number of parameters has grown exponentially and the capacity to fine-tune models on human data via reinforcement learning from human feedback has turbocharged the models’ capabilities. Nikola unp...