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Machine translation: is human translation under threat?

Published 27/07/2021

In recent years, the technology responsible for machine translation has improved dramatically, mirroring other industries and raising the question of how likely machines are to replace human labour. Machine translation can take a lot of the arduous work out of more simple or repetitive translations and hugely speed up the process. Instruction manuals are an excellent example of where...

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Machine translation: what is it and how reliable is it?

Published 19/03/2021

Machine translation is the automated translation of a text, based on computer algorithms and without human involvement. There are three main types of machine translation systems: rules-based, statistical, and neural. Rules-based systems use linguistic information collected from dictionaries, and grammar rules on the main semantic, morphological, and syntactic structures of a...

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The Home of Translation at VivaTech: humanoids among the robots

Published 07/05/2019

From the 16th to 18th May 2019, a brand-new type of android is coming to the 4th edition of VivaTech : translators of the humanoid kind . VivaTechnology is considered as the number-one European rendezvous for the global Tech industry. It is a celebration of innovation and technology , showcasing the major groups and start-ups shaping the world of today and tomorrow. The event is...

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Translation: back to the future!

Published 22/10/2015

Yesterday, 21st October 2015, was ‘back to the future day’, when Marty McFly arrived ‘in the future’, summoned by Doc to come to the aid of his and Jennifer's children children and… well, we won’t spoil it for you! No, the aim of this article is not to ruin the film for the few who might not have seen it (although let's face it, who...

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Are fruit juices and smoothies the answer for combatting cognitive decline?

Published 28/09/2015

  Wouldn’t it be great if we could stave off stress just by drinking a smoothie? Is all the hype about ‘natural’ products just a marketing ploy or are they really effective? Could ‘functional beverages’ provide an answer to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?   Today’s society is faster-paced and more demanding, and as...

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Eureka! Or not…

Published 24/06/2015

Some of the world’s best inventions were created by accident or complete chance, such as the Tarte Tatin, the famous French pastry that was made when a traditional recipe went wrong at Hôtel Tatin in Lamotte-Beuvron; other inventions seem to be completely crazy ideas that in the end take off, and still others result from careful planning, innovation and savvy entrepreneurship....

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