machine translation

  • 14. November 2016

    MULTISENSOR Showcase

    This is the final MULTISENSOR Showcase, follow our protagonists to find out what MULTISENSOR has worked on and what we have achieved.

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  • 4. November 2016

    Structuring the web!

    What does it actually mean to structure the web and why is that even possible? Let us explain and show what MULTISENSOR can do to help.

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  • 10. April 2015

    Think outside the box – No.2

    Think outside the box

    From chineses skype calls to in depth twitter monitoring. Seven new insights into the world of media monitoring & analysis.

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  • 31. March 2015

    Machine Translation – between dream and reality

    Globe showing the word "translate" in different languages

    What is Machine Translation all about?

    Machine translation (MT), for a very long time one of the most daring dreams of artificial intelligence, has become a reality for an increasing number of use cases. Nowadays computers can produce translations in no time. While speed and volume of translated data are no longer an issue, opinions still differ about the quality of the translation.

    Sign for a restroom in chinese with a fals english translation.


    False translations can end-up being very funny – or confusing

    The spectrum ranges from strong believes in the usefulness of MT, in particular in scenarios such as getting an understanding of texts in unknown languages and providing raw translation for post- editing, to the absolute negation of any benefits of MT. In addition there are on-going discussions on MT as a growing threat to translators’ jobs.

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