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2024. DeepL launches new LLM that outperforms Google Translate, ChatGPT



DeepL has unveiled its new language model that is specifically built for translation and editing. According to DeepL, the fine-tuning to language is what enables it to produce more human-like translations and reduce the risk of misconceptions. Unlike general purpose models, the LLM doesn’t rely on the internet for training. Rather, it uses DeepL’s proprietary data, customized for content creation and translation. Language experts also took part in the AI model’s training, mentoring it in terms of translation quality. DeepL claims its new LLM surpasses models of competitors such as Google, OpenAI and Microsoft. In blind tests, professional translators said that Google Translate requires 2x more edits and GPT-4 3x more edits to reach the same translation quality as the DeepL model.


2018. Microsoft Translator gets offline AI translations



In the grand tradition of improbably useful technologies, it used to be that while most translation apps could muddle through offline, they lacked the spark of cleverness brought on by machine learning algorithms. Enter the Microsoft Translator app, which, until now, shared this same affliction on Amazon Fire, Android, and iOS. But starting today — and one can only imagine the universe giving an approving nod — the app will deploy a slightly tweaked neural translation system even without an internet connection. Remarkably, Microsoft has managed this feat without demanding your phone possess any exotic AI chips; a mere modern device suffices, leaving one to marvel at just how much ingenuity can be squeezed into the average smartphone.

2016. Google Translate gets in-app translations on Android, offline mode on iOS



Google released an update to its Translate apps for iOS and Android. With this new version, Translate is introducing offline support for iOS. This feature, which proves quite useful when traveling and uncertain about having a stable connection, was previously available on Android. As Google points out, the team has worked on reducing the language package downloads significantly (by up to 90 percent) and they should now be around 25 MB. These packages are now accessible in 52 languages. For Android users, the key new feature is Tap to Translate. Instead of needing to copy and paste text from apps into Translate, you now only need to copy the text and the option to translate will appear (with the translation then displayed as an overlay without needing to switch between different apps).


2015. Google Translate app adds 20 more languages



Google is broadening the capabilities of its Translate app to support over two dozen languages. You will now be able to translate to and from English with Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian. Google also provides a translation feature through its website search results and directly via its Chrome browser. However, there's a clear demand for portable, on-the-go translation. The Google Translate app offers three methods for translating text: you can either type the text you wish to translate, speak the text, or point your mobile device's camera at a sign, book, or other text-bearing object and see the text automatically translated into the language of your choice. No internet connection is needed, so visual translation can be used offline.


2015. Translate.com launches enterprise platform



In a move that could only be described as the Babel Fish of corporate communication, the online translation service Translate.com has cheerfully launched its enterprise platform. Picture, if you will, a hybrid creation that merges the raw mechanical powers of machine translation with the wry wit and keen eye of human translators and editors, all stitched together to deliver translations at a cost that won't make a CFO faint. The scheme is ingeniously simple: first, their algorithm spits out a “first draft”—likely serviceable but, in true robot fashion, a tad inelegant. Next, this draft is disassembled and passed out to a cadre of professional translators, handpicked by the company for their exceptional language skills and their general disinclination toward mistranslation. Finally, a team of editors takes a step back to survey the translation in its entirety, ensuring each piece doesn’t just make sense on its own but actually harmonizes with the whole, like an orchestra warming up before a cosmic performance.


2015. Google Translate now does real-time voice and written text translation



Google Translate mobile app for Android and iOS has just become even more advanced. A recent update introduces two very impressive features: real-time voice and sign translation. The app previously offered image-based translation, but now the magic happens without any delay at all… and — best of all for frequent travelers — it functions offline. You simply point the camera at the sign you want translated — making sure it's fully captured — and the app will provide the translation. Real-time voice translation is equally remarkable and can serve as an intermediary for two individuals conversing in different languages. You tap the in-app microphone once and start speaking in the foreign language first. Then — once the first language has been detected — tap the mic again and both parties can start talking. The app provides text-based translations of both sides of the conversation in real-time, helping to bridge the language gap.


2014. Video: real-time voice translator in Skype


Microsoft's online translation service Bing Translator has long been in the shadow of Google Translate. All innovations (full text translation, mobile support, voice recognition, translation playback) - first appeared in Google Translate and then were cloned to Bing Translator. But today, Microsoft decided to outdo Google. At the CodeConf conference Satya Nadella demonstrated voice translator in Skype, which (almost) in real-time recognizes phrases in one language and plays them in the other. Thus, people from different countries can communicate using their native languages. However, for while it only supports English and German. Satya says that the working version of this function in Skype with a some other languages will appear before the end of this year.