What Venture Capital Firms Look For When Investing in Language AI "AI may have gotten top billing for SlatorCon London 2025’s Investor Panel, but investors Ignacio Monereo and Simone Cremonini stated up-front that when it comes to committing funds, they place great importance on the people behind the tech. Prior to his current role, as Partner at USD 40m firm Boost Capital Partners, Monereo worked eight years at Google, where he met members of the team that would eventually found Madrid-based AI dubbing platform — and Boost Capital rising star — DubMe.io. Investing in a company at the pre-seed or Seed A round, he said, means betting on the team. Read the full study breakdown : https://slator.com/what-venture-capital-firms-look-for-when-investing-in-language-ai/ Slator continues to lead the way in covering the latest breakthroughs in AI translation , machine learning, and translation management software. Stay ahead with trusted insights for linguists, tech innovators, and localization pros." #LanguageAI #VentureCapital #AIFunding #LanguageTechnology #AIInvestments #StartupFunding #SlatorPod #SlatorNews #Slator

Google Flips Stance on Automatic AI Translations, Requires Content Creators to Opt Out "There is a reason that “Google Translate” has become shorthand, outside the language industry, for translation technology: Its relatively early appearance online, coupled with Google’s ubiquity, has made it an identifiable standard. Now, Google has integrated its automated, AI-powered translation into its search engine and results pages — potentially to the detriment of content creators. SEO specialist website Ahrefs published, in early June 2025, an article on the potential fallout from Google’s efforts to automatically translate English-language webpages into other languages following Google’s March 2025 Core. Read the full study breakdown : https://slator.com/ai-live-speech-translation-stars-as-key-feature-at-apple-2025-developers-conference/ Slator continues to lead the way in covering the latest breakthroughs in AI translation , machine learning, and translation management software. Stay ahead with trusted insights for linguists, tech innovators, and localization pros." #GoogleAI #AITranslation #AutomaticTranslation #ContentCreators #TranslationTechnology #SlatorNews #DigitalRights #AIPolicy #OptOutAI #MachineTranslation #GoogleNews #LanguageTechnology #TechEthics #AIContent

CEO of AI Dubber Papercup Says Much of the Team is Moving to Scale AI "AI dubbing company Papercup co-founder and CEO, Jesse Shemen, announced via a post on LinkedIn dated May 15, 2025, that “a large portion of the Papercup team is joining Scale AI, a company I’ve long admired for shaping the future of AI across both public and enterprise sectors.” While both Shemen and AI data annotation giant Scale AI are seemingly keeping details of their merger under wraps, Shemen also said in his post that “It is a bittersweet moment. While it’s difficult to see Papercup take a different path than I had imagined, I’m deeply proud of what we accomplished.” He is joining Scale himself, but it is not known what his role will be. Read the full study breakdown : https://slator.com/ceo-of-ai-dubber-papercup-says-much-of-the-team-is-moving-to-scale-ai/ Slator continues to lead the way in covering the latest breakthroughs in AI translation , machine learning, and translation management software. Stay ahead with trusted insights for linguists, tech innovators, and localization pros. Subscribe now to stay updated on breakthroughs in AI translation, LLMs, and more from the world of language technology." #AI #Translation #Localization #Papercup #ScaleAI #TechNews #ArtificialIntelligence #LanguageTech #AIIndustry #TeamTransition #Slator #SlatorNews #Slatorpod

On April 3, 2025, representatives from 14 organizations gathered at the beautiful FIFA Museum in Zurich for a series of roundtable presentations and discussions organized by Slator on behalf of DeepL. Titled “The Boom of ‘Bring Your Own Language AI’ – Opportunities and Risks,” the event brought together diverse stakeholders from the insurance, banking, government, life sciences, telecom, transportation, and international organization sectors. Mordstein’s presentation focused on the rise of a custom language AI within organizations, highlighting the language access challenges many of them face in global business. Read the full study breakdown: https://slator.com/deepl-hosts-language-ai-leaders-at-technology-roundtable-in-zurich/ Slator continues to lead the way in covering the latest breakthroughs in AI translation, machine learning, and translation management software. Stay ahead with trusted insights for linguists, tech innovators, and localization pros. Subscribe now to stay updated on breakthroughs in AItranslation, LLMs, and more from the world of language technology. #languageai #deepl #techroundtable #zurich #aiinnovation #translationtech #languagetechnology #aievents #slatorpod #slatorcon #slatornews #aitranslation #llms #fifa #slator

How OpenAI’s O3-Mini and DeepSeek-R1 Are Shaping the Future of AI Translation Evaluation? "Can reasoning-enabled LLMs outperform traditional models in AI translation evaluation? A recent Slator article explores how Alibaba’s advancements in large reasoning models are driving innovation in the language tech space. Now, a new study by researchers from the University of Mannheim and the University of Technology Nuremberg dives deeper—testing whether next-gen models like OpenAI’s O3-Mini and DeepSeek-R1 offer superior capabilities in assessing machine translation quality. Researchers point out: “Most prior work focuses on non-reasoning LLMs. This study asks—do reasoning-powered LLMs truly evaluate translations better?” Read the full study breakdown: How Well Can OpenAI’s O3-Mini and DeepSeek-R1 Evaluate AI Translation? Slator continues to lead the way in covering the latest breakthroughs in AI translation, machine learning, and translation management software. Stay ahead with trusted insights for linguists, tech innovators, and localization pros. Subscribe now to stay updated on breakthroughs in #AItranslation, #LLMs, and more from the world of language technology." https://slator.com/how-well-can-openai-o3-mini-deepseek-r1-evaluate-ai-translation/ #aitranslation #largelanguagemodels #deepseekr1 #openai #slatornews #languagetech #llm #neuralmt #translationevaluation #slatorpod

In Internal Memo, Shopify CEO Says AI Has Already Sped Up Translations 100x "Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke disclosed the leaking of an internal memo on AI on April 7, 2025, by posting on X with a provocative headline: “Reflexive AI usage is now a baseline expectation at Shopify.” “Our task here at Shopify is to make our software unquestionably the best canvas on which to develop the best businesses of the future,” Lütke wrote. “For that we need to be absolutely ahead.” In keeping with Shopify’s core values to “be a constant learner” and “thrive on change,” every employee is now “expected to use AI effectively,” Lütke explained, adding that “brilliant” usage of AI is already helping high-achievers accomplish “100x the work.” That includes, apparently, the localization team, which, as reported by Slator News , has seen translations speed up 100x thanks to AI integration." https://slator.com/in-internal-memo-shopify-ceo-says-ai-has-already-sped-up-translations-100x/ #ai #artificialintelligence #translation #shopify #technews #innovation #aiinbusiness #languagetech #productivity #techadvancement #slatorinsights #slator #slatorpod #slatorcon

Multi-Agent AI Framework Aims to Improve Cultural Adaptation in AI Translation "In a March 5, 2025 paper, researchers from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and the University of Oklahoma proposed a multi-agent AI framework for culturally adaptive AI translation, particularly for low-resource languages. This multi-agent approach comes as the translation industry increasingly explores the limitless opportunities that agents can offer, along with the huge potential of agentic machine translation, where specialized AI agents collaborate across different stages of a translation workflow." https://slator.com/multi-agent-ai-framework-aims-to-improve-cultural-adaptation-in-ai-translation/ #ArtificialIntelligence #Translation #CulturalAdaptation #MultiAgentAI #LanguageTech #MachineTranslation #AITranslation #NLP #LowResourceLanguages #SlatorPod #SlatorCon #Slator

Private Equity CEO Donates $10M to Launch New M&A Translation Program A private equity CEO contributes $10 million to establish a cutting-edge M&A translation program. The initiative aims to enhance multilingual communication in mergers and acquisitions. #translationinnovation #mergersandacquisitions #privateequity #businessgrowth #languagetech #aiintranslation #globalbusiness #slator #slatorpod #slatornews #slatorcon

AI Revolution in Multilingual Patient Care | Insights from Jaide Health CEO Joe Corkery, MD Explore how Jaide Health is transforming multilingual patient care with cutting-edge AI technology. In this insightful discussion, CEO Joe Corkery, MD, shares how AI-driven translation and interpreting are bridging communication gaps, improving healthcare accessibility, and enhancing patient outcomes. #aiinhealthcare #multilingualcare #jaidehealth #patientcareinnovation #healthcareaccessibility #medicalai #languagetechnology #healthtech #futureofhealthcare #slator #slatorcon #slatorpod #slatornews

How Mature Is AI Interpreting - Insights into the Future of Language Technology Explore the advancements and challenges of AI in interpreting with Slator in-depth analysis. Learn how AI is transforming interpreting workflows, enhancing language access, and shaping the future of communication. Explore this quickly developing area of language technology to learn about its possibilities, constraints, and potential. https://slator.com/how-mature-is-ai-interpreting/ #aiinterpreting #languagetechnology #futureofinterpreting #aiinnovation #languageaccess #interpretingworkflows #techinlanguage #aicommunication #slator #slatorcon