Is it possible for a machine to translate?

From research lab to market place

01/15/2007

Statistical Dependency-Based Machine Translation – a pilot project between CBS and Copenhagen University (commenced in January 2004) has just been finalized. The project has been working in collaboration with three companies, Lingtech, Infopaq and Plougmann & Vingtoft, on researching and testing of machine translations – and one of the conclusions is that the technology is now so advanced that the programs are useful.

“The project showed that machine translations are useful now. This could help businesses save money and time and the project provides convincing proof that this really works.” Project Manager Daniel Hardt says today to Jyllandsposten.

Machine translations can translate 85% of what a human translator can do and the translation time is reduced from 50 to 20 minutes including editing.

CBS and Copenhagen University will be doing a workshop on Thursday, January 18, 2007 in which the three companies share their experiences with regard to machine translations. So far 80 have signed up. See the program here (in Danish).

The page was last edited by: Communications // 01/16/2007