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Multi-language 'conversation automation' software for organisations that need to communicate in foreign languages with certified translations.

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

A #LinkedIn post about my and @CommSOFTUK's recent visit/talk to #UK_Parliament's @APPGML session with Prof. Sabine Braun (@vr_interpreting), Dr. Félix do Carmo (@felixcarmo), @CIOL_Linguists and others. ⬇️

https://t.co/6hPleZI7wg

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

👆Since this, above, we've had several requests for our FoI research base data, referenced in this: https://t.co/fMgwbF35am so we'll be publishing this data soon.

(It's already #PublicDomain but in 70+ little bits.)

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

A great day with @APPGML in Parliament yesterday, organised and led by Baroness Coussins.

A huge breadth & depth of discussion on and around Machine Translation was crammed into a short time by passionate speakers & a very engaged audience. Thanks everyone.

#Translation

[Catharine Cellier-Smart - FR to ENG Translator @Smart_Translate]

"Organisations aren’t being told that machine #translation isn’t real #translation"
feat. @CoulsonNeilF,
@bowkerl, @felixcarmo,
@vr_interpreting & @LiteracyMachine
https://t.co/S9qbPKMTIU
by @SofiQuaglia
via @slate

[Data & Society @datasociety]

Misplaced trust in machine translation tools is sowing confusion and leading to misuse by authorities in some high-stakes situations, reports @SofiQuaglia. Without proper regulation and clear guidelines, it could get worse. https://t.co/kDPkjGcuTo

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

Feedback has been amazing. Thank you to all involved!⬇️

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

Interesting ("Court Interpreters", Private Eye, Sept. 2022.)

[Machine Translation Literacy @LiteracyMachine]

#MTLiteracy! Article by @SofiQuaglia "Education about the pros & cons of MT, of course, is paramount—among researchers, companies & organizations who want to actually start using the tool, but most importantly, among everyday users." Input fr @bowkerl @felixcarmo @vr_interpreting

[Lynne Bowker @bowkerl]

Thanks to @SofiQuaglia & @Slate for helping to spread the word about the importance of #MTLiteracy. Lots of resources available on @LiteracyMachine's project site: https://t.co/1yJshcRphm Wise words from @felixcarmo & @vr_interpreting also found in the article #MachineTranslation

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

@Slate Thanks for the mention @SofiQuaglia - nice article.

"Too much trust" indeed - organisations can easily get 'burned' by assuming that 'big name' tech must 'just work' in every context and for every risk-level. The potential reputation, financial & other damage can be huge.

[Sabine Braun @drsabinebraun.bsky.social @DrSabineBraun]

Our discussion with @SofiQuaglia about #MT has raised many questions about uses/pitfalls, incl in situations where MT has been used as a substitute for interpreters and the potential consequences. Thanks for the article, Sofia. @felixcarmo @CoulsonNeilF @bowkerl @CTS_Surrey

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

Thanks for the mention @SofiQuaglia - nice article.

"Too much trust" indeed - organisations can easily get 'burned' by assuming that 'big name' tech must 'just work' in every context and for every risk-level. The reputation/financial damage can be huge.

https://t.co/fMgwbF35am

[Slate @Slate]

Death by machine translation? https://t.co/CndJbCNGrO

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

@DrFantinuoli We're (@CommSOFTUK) working with @CTS_Surrey right now on work arguing 4 better info., understanding and regulation of such technologies, especially in "high-impact" scenarios, for which there's a glaring need (rather than waiting for a "death by machine txln" coroner's verdict.)

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

My latest on the need for regulation of "computer translation" technologies, in response to calls for "competitive markets" to be allowed to regulate such technologies themselves (in the Times article below).

https://t.co/IQPMZheJNl

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

One IT Director: "We don't test MS Excel to make sure it adds up properly. We assume that if Microsoft or Google publish something it 'works' and is safe to use.

With "computer translation" it turns out that this assumption is probably NOT okay. It increasingly seems so".

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

When H.I. (Human Intelligence) can still get things this wrong no amount of A.I. squished into a machine-/computer-translation tool would get me aboard a flight with such translation technology even "close to the loop" let alone in that loop.
⬇️

[Professor David Sampson @ProfDDSampson]

Warm welcome to Dr Grant Bourhill who joins us to lead our Surrey Research Park today! Very exciting innovation futures ahead as our @UniOfSurrey and @SurreyRP ecosystem enriches and grows. @SETsquaredSRY @SurreyInnovate

[Mary Nurminen @marynurm]

Interested in how non-translators use machine translation? #MTineverydaylife #machinetranslationusers

[Neil Coulson @CoulsonNeilF]

@rowlsmanthorpe @Foxglovelegal 👆The same will eventually catch up with the indiscriminate and unregulated use of computer-translation Apps and software by official bodies. The law & regulators are always playing catch-up with technology.