Machine translation has never been faster, cheaper, or more fluent. Large language models now produce publication-ready drafts in seconds, and the volume of content moving across languages has grown accordingly. For language service providers and enterprise content teams alike, this looks like an unambiguous win. But speed and fluency have quietly changed the shape of … Read more
DeepL’s Chief Scientist says 2026 could be the year machines erase language barriers. Read the rest of what he said; it’s the strongest case yet for an independent quality layer. Stefan Mesken, Chief Scientist at DeepL, gave two interviews this spring that the localization industry should read as a strategic signal rather than a press … Read more
Joining us after the ALC Industry Partner Showcase? Welcome. This is the practical version of what we covered in the breakout room — where a quality check actually belongs in your workflow, and where it doesn’t. Where Does AI Translation QA Fit in Your Workflow? LanguageCheck.ai is an AI-powered quality check for human and machine … Read more
Everyone in this industry has heard the pitch by now. “AI translation is good enough.” “The error rates are negligible.” “You’re paying for post-editing you don’t need.” The pitch comes from vendors. It comes from clients. Sometimes it comes from your own leadership team, staring at a cost comparison spreadsheet. There’s just one problem: the … Read more
AI has transformed how translation gets done. In many cases, the review process has barely moved. That gap is the conversation the industry needs to have. Berlin in April is a good place to take the industry’s temperature. GALA Berlin WorldReady 2026 brought together hundreds of localization professionals at the Titanic Chaussee for three days … Read more
As machine translation and AI-driven localization accelerate, one question matters more than ever: How do you objectively measure translation quality? That’s where the ISO 5060:2024 standard for translation output evaluation comes in. For localization agencies, enterprises, and SaaS platforms integrating translation workflows, ISO 5060 provides a structured, standardized way to evaluate translation quality using analytic, … Read more
If you care about the quality of your writing, you’ve probably asked this question already: Should we use AI proofreading, or stick with human editors? For years, the answer was simple: humans were better, AI was faster.That line is now outdated. Today, the real question is not AI vs humans, but which problems each is … Read more