#197 Machine Translating a President

Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with Super Early Bird ending soon for SlatorCon Remote March and a save-the-date announcement for SlatorCon London, scheduled in person for May 23, 2024.

Florian talks about how translation GPTs are becoming increasingly available on OpenAI’s GPT store, highlighting the ease of building these models and the payment model for creators.

The duo touches on the topic of AI-generated lip-synced translations, using the example of a machine-translated speech by Argentina’s new president at the World Economic Forum and debating its ethical implications.

Esther’s M&A and funding corner features the acquisition of Systran by ChapsVision, the sale of Balthasar Ltd. to Translate.One, and the USD 18 million Series B funding round by Contents.com.

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro and Agenda
• 1:37 Translation GPTs in OpenAI Store
• 6:04 Acceptance of Lip-Synced AI Translation
• 12:00 Systran Acquired by ChapsVision
• 15:47 Translate.One Acquires Balthasar Ltd.
• 17:39 Contents.com Raises USD 18M in Series B