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Localization TodayThe Ten Best Language Technology Products of the YearBy Veronica Hylak and Bridget Hylak
The year’s best products span various use cases; some focus on speed, others on adaptability. Advocating for a pricing model that reflects the level of human involvement, the context, and the intended use of a translation, the authors classify these tools using a three-tiered system depending on whether the output is raw AI, creative, or highly technical.2025-05-0920 min
The ATA PodcastE106: Inside Specialization - Interpreting with TechnologyOn this episode of the ATA Podcast's Inside Specialization series, Daniel Sebesta and Bridget Hylak of ATA's Language Technology Division interview Dieter Runge, co-founder of Boostlingo. Listen in as Dieter, Bridget, and Daniel discuss the role of professional organizations in the interpreting profession. Dieter mentions that technology upskilling is a fact of life for our industry, like most other industries! If you want to be informed and ahead about the changes technology is bringing to interpreting, this episode is for you. Throughout their conversation, you'll hear lively exchanges about the IT fluency of interpreters, the threat (or no...2024-10-1852 min
Localization TodayDigital Accessibility Is a Win-Win for All Beyond mere compliance, accessibility for people with disabilities is a business opportunity
Beyond mere compliance, accessibility for people with disabilities is a business opportunity
By Bridget Hylak and Gosia Wheeler
The authors argue that ensuring access to digital products and services for people with disabilities is not only a legal requirement and an ethical practice, but also a great business strategy for reaching new consumers.
2024-10-0325 min
Slovo, Podcast of the ATA Slavic Languages DivisionEpisode 34 - Daniel Sebesta & Bridget HylakHost Halla Goins chats with Daniel Sebesta and Bridget Hylak about probably the hottest and most contentious topic in T&I right now – AI. Whether you think you love it or hate it, you can’t escape it, so let’s talk about it!
Are you a translator or interpreter who works with a Slavic language and uses AI-powered tools in your professional practice? Let us know at hallagoins@gmail.com! You could appear on a future episode of Slovo.
Check out the ATA-LTD website here: https://www.ata-divisions.org/LTD/2024-08-0744 min
Localization TodayA Two-Sided Industry: Where Do We Go From Here?By Bridget Hylak
Bridget Hylak reflects on the reasons for the deep divisions in the language industry — providing context, perspectives, and examples from both sides — and encourages linguists and technology experts to reconcile.2024-06-0510 min
Localization TodayHeavy Lifting From the BackseatWe all know them: those tireless, selfless, “word nerd” warriors whose fingerprints are all over the subtitles on the films we watch, the brochures at our doctors’ offices, and the commercials advertising in-demand products — the profits of which they will never properly share in. Bridget Hylak calls for greater appreciation of these hard-working professionals, many of them women.2024-03-1216 minThe ATA PodcastE95: Inside Specialization – Opportunities in the Era of AIWhere do linguists fit in the current era of artificial intelligence? In this ATA Podcast episode of Inside Specialization, Daniel Sebesta, ATA's Language Technology Division (LTD) administrator, and Bridget Hylak, LTD assistant administrator, interview Konstantin Dranch, co-founder of Custom.MT, on a variety of topics surrounding machine translation and AI. What are the added value of generative AI and large language models? How can human language skills be future-proofed and marketed today? What about in the near future? All of these questions and more are answered here in this episode of the ATA Podcast! Show N...2023-11-3036 min