2012 GALA Webinar: Machine Translation for LSPs. A practical guide
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The document is a practical guide by Diego Bartolomé on the implementation and benefits of machine translation for language service providers. It outlines a structured approach consisting of setting realistic objectives, defining requirements, evaluating solutions, testing through pilots, and establishing ongoing processes to measure effectiveness. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of adapting and responding to challenges in machine translation, as well as showcasing successful case studies.
2012 GALA Webinar: Machine Translation for LSPs. A practical guide
- 1. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #1 Machine Translation for LSPs: a practical guide Diego Bartolomé, CEO
- 2. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #2 some pains of human translation clients pay less for higher value difficult with fast turnaround times quality cannot always be guaranteed ... and ... machine translation is/was expensive takes time to learn quality / usability
- 3. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #3 where to start?
- 4. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #4 step 1: set realistic objectives (I) why do we want machine translation? increase revenue reduce costs open new markets our clients are using it because everybody is using it just to play for a while ...
- 5. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #5 why do we want machine translation? increase revenue reduce costs open new markets our clients are using it because everybody is using it just to play for a while ... step 1: set realistic objectives (I)
- 6. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #6 step 1: set realistic objectives (II) a) increase revenue by 5% in 1 year by offering new solutions to our existing clients b) reduce costs in 10% by increasing the productivity of our freelance translators c) market a low cost medium-quality service in Brazil for the language pair EN-BR with MT + post-editing d) become the leader in post-editing training services for freelance translators
- 7. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #7 what are yours?
- 8. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #8 step 2: decide the requirements (I) all possible language pairs we work with in all the language domains of the company in real time with a 95% quality service 24x7x365 paying less than 0.01% of our revenue
- 9. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #9 step 2: decide the requirements (I) all possible language pairs we work with in all the language domains of the company in real time with a 95% quality service 24x7x365 paying less than 0.01% of our revenue
- 10. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #10 step 2: decide the requirements (II) our top 3 languages to start with possibility to extend it to the top 15 translation and do-not-translate glossaries medical, legal, IT , and automotive domains web service to handle all CAT tools formats Word Error Rate below 30% 12x5 support
- 11. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #11 step 2: some hints to start with your top languages the most similar languages as a stand-alone tool to handle any file format the cleanest translation assets the biggest translation memories the innovative freelance translators the clients willing to test/try
- 12. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #12 step 3: evaluation of solutions open source – in-house or service company Moses, Joshua, cdec, Marie, Apertium,... online services Bing, Google, ... RbMT Gramtrans, Lucy Software, Systran, ... SMT Asia Online, SAIC, SDL, tauyou, ...
- 13. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #13 step 3: evaluation of solutions open source – in-house or service company Moses, Joshua, cdec, Marie, Apertium,... online services Bing, Google, ... RbMT Gramtrans, Lucy Software, Systran, ... SMT Asia Online, SAIC, SDL, tauyou, ...
- 14. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #14 step 3: some hints own solution or 3rd party in-house or hosted language combinations is confidentiality an issue? customization capabilities improvements over time evaluation reports
- 15. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #15 step 4: carry out pilots testing is the only way to know if it works gather all your translation assets choose 3 alternatives and pay for a test how it starts how it improves how it achieves the goals the biggest cost is your time
- 16. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #16 step 4: some hints test all posible alternatives in providers try to measure results over a period of time define your key metrics and track them the improvement ratio is a key indicator customization capabilities are relevant advanced NLP capabilities ask other clients about it
- 17. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #17 now, move on
- 18. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #18 step 5: ongoing processes measure, measure, measure translation time translation costs your preferred metric, e.g. Word Error Rate client complaints create new engines in new language pairs
- 19. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #19 a number of failures unlimited testing offering leads to failed systems not enough good data difficult language pairs technological issues unclear expectations ... detect it fast and pivot failure makes you learn and improve
- 20. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #20 several successes as well tourism site EN/FR patent translation EN/FR bicycle e-commerce site EN/DE legal EN/PT,ES,FR,IT,CA,GA automotive ES/RO information Technology EN/ES, EN/KR, EN/HE medical EN/ES generic web service public institution ...
- 21. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #21 Questions?
- 22. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #22 more info at http://speakerdeck.com/u/tauyoucom
- 23. ©2012 tauyou <language technoloy> #23 Thanks! // Diego Bartolomé, PhD <address> C/ Les Planes 39 – 08201 Sabadell – Spain <phone> +34 93 711 29 96 <cell> +34 670 331 225 <email> [email protected] <www> tauyou.com