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SlatorPod is the weekly language industry podcast where we discuss the most important news and trends in translation, localization, interpreting, and language AI. Brought to you by Slator.com.

  1. #242 CEOs React as Trump Declares English the Sole Official Language of the US

    HÁ 5 DIAS

    #242 CEOs React as Trump Declares English the Sole Official Language of the US

    In response to President Trump’s executive order designating English as the official language of the US, SlatorPod gathered Dipak Patel, CEO of GLOBO, and Peter Argondizzo, CEO of Argo Translation, to discuss its implications for the US language industry. The discussion highlighted that language access has long been a key part of US policy, particularly in healthcare, education, and legal services. Dipak pointed out that eliminating language services would create inefficiencies, making it har...

    30min
  2. #241 memoQ CEO Peter Reynolds on Adaptive Generative Translation and AI

    HÁ 6 DIAS

    #241 memoQ CEO Peter Reynolds on Adaptive Generative Translation and AI

    Peter Reynolds, CEO of memoQ, joins SlatoPod to talk about the impact of AI on translation technology and how memoQ is enhancing its tools to meet the changing needs of enterprises, LSPs, and translators. Discussing AI, Peter recounts memoQ's response to the rise of generative AI, leading to the launch of memoQ AGT (Adaptive Generative Translation). By providing contextual data to LLMs, they replicated the advantages of custom machine translation without extensive training. The CEO acknowledg...

    48min
  3. #240 Anthropic Stuns with Fact About Claude Use for AI Translation

    14 DE FEV.

    #240 Anthropic Stuns with Fact About Claude Use for AI Translation

    Florian and Esther, along with Slator Head of Research, Anna Wyndham, discuss the language industry and AI news of the week, with findings from Anthropic’s recent research on Claude’s usage. The analysis of over 4 million conversations revealed a surprising fact about how people use AI for translation. Turning to YouTube, Florian discussed CEO Neal Mohan’s statement that AI dubbing is among the platform’s "big bets" for 2025. In a spree of AI announcements, Deepgram unveiled its Nova-3 speech...

    35min
  4. #239 DeepSeek Translation, ElevenLabs AI Dubbing, Sorensen M&A

    6 DE FEV.

    #239 DeepSeek Translation, ElevenLabs AI Dubbing, Sorensen M&A

    Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, where they reviewed ElevenLabs’ AI dubbing, on the back of a USD 3bn+ valuation. While they found the translation quality was strong, minor timing issues and lack of lip-syncing meant the output felt slightly unnatural. Esther then provided an update on M&A activity, where UK-based XTM International acquired US-based Transifex and DEMAN Übersetzungen expanded its presence in Germany by acquiring life sciences translation s...

    26min
  5. #238 Why Interpreting Remains a Growth Market with Boostlingo CEO Bryan Forrester

    29 DE JAN.

    #238 Why Interpreting Remains a Growth Market with Boostlingo CEO Bryan Forrester

    Bryan Forrester, Co-founder and CEO of Boostlingo, returns to SlatorPod for round 2 to talk about the company’s growth, the US interpreting market, and the evolving role of AI. Bryan shares how the company has tripled in size since he last appeared on the pod, driven by strategic acquisitions, including VoiceBoxer and Interpreter Intelligence, and a rebranding effort to unify its product portfolio. Bryan explains how Boostlingo balances innovation with practicality, ensuring that new features...

    45min
  6. #237 DeepL Voice Launch and Interpreter Job Surprise

    17 DE JAN.

    #237 DeepL Voice Launch and Interpreter Job Surprise

    Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, focusing on Slator’s latest M&A and Funding Report, which highlights over 50 mergers, acquisitions, and financial investments, and nearly 20 funding rounds in 2024. Florian discusses OpenAI’s ChatGPT o1 model, praising its translation accuracy for complex texts like German legal documents, though he notes slower processing speeds and challenges with low-resource languages. In Esther’s first M&A and funding corner for 2...

    30min
  7. #236 The Year in Review and 2025 Predictions!

    20/12/2024

    #236 The Year in Review and 2025 Predictions!

    In the 2024 year-end episode of SlatorPod, hosts Florian Faes and Esther Bond, along with guest Anna Wyndham, explore pivotal language industry trends from the past year and predictions for 2025. First, the language industry news of the week, with LXT’s acquisition of clickworker, which aims to expand its AI data capabilities and potentially double revenues by 2025. Meanwhile, Esther shares how EzDubs, a speech translation startup, secured USD 4.2m in seed funding. Florian notes that RWS repo...

    45min
  8. #235 The Interpreting SAFE AI Task Force with Katharine Allen and Dr. Bill Rivers

    13/12/2024

    #235 The Interpreting SAFE AI Task Force with Katharine Allen and Dr. Bill Rivers

    Katharine Allen, Director of Language Industry Learning at Boostlingo, and Dr. Bill Rivers, Principal at WP Rivers & Associates, join SlatorPod to discuss the challenges and opportunities AI brings to interpreting. Both are founding members of the Interpreting SAFE AI Task Force, which aims to guide the responsible use of AI in language services. Allen describes AI as a double-edged sword — capable of expanding multilingual access but limited in its ability to handle the nuanced human dia...

    47min
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SlatorPod is the weekly language industry podcast where we discuss the most important news and trends in translation, localization, interpreting, and language AI. Brought to you by Slator.com.

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  • Criado por
    Slator
  • Anos de atividade
    2019 - 2025
  • Episódios
    242
  • Classificação
    Livre
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    © 2025 SlatorPod
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    SlatorPod

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