By Tim Brookes
Philippine cultural advocate Kristian Kabuay describes his artistic journey from the United States to the Philippines and back, and from graffiti to martial arts to batok, a traditional tattooing practice that incorporates body, identity, and language.
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Why Generative AI Still Struggles With Indian Languages
By Shrushti Chhapia
Although generative AI has made remarkable strides in language processing, its struggle with Indian dialects highlights the deep-rooted challenges of data scarcity, code-switching complexities, and low digital representation of regional languages.
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Voices Without Borders
How AI shapes global communication
By Helena Batt
TED has partnered with Panjaya to help make TED Talks accessible to a global audience. Using AI-powered video adaptation and expert-in-the-loop translators, the company is dubbing its TED Talks in multiple languages.
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The Ten Best Language Technology Products of the Year
By 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.
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Turning Data Into Direction
In this episode, we speak with Veronique Ozkaya, Co-CEO of Datamundi AI, about the company’s transformation from Summa Linguae Technologies into a data-focused, AI-driven service provider. Drawing on her 25+ years in the language industry, Veronique explores how multilingual data is becoming central to enterprise AI strategies—and why localization teams are well positioned to lead this shift.
We discuss the rebranding decision, the evolution of data services, real client use cases, and the internal cultural changes required to support such a pivot. Veronique also reflects on the strategic role of language in AI adoption, the challenges of bias and data quality, and the core values—openness, resilience, and transparency—that drive Datamundi’s vision for the future.