#14 Flawed MT Review, TransPerfect v. Lionbridge, LSPs, Freelancers & Corona

Florian and Esther share an update on the impact of Coronavirus on the language industry, zooming in on contingency plans communicated by SDL, ZOO Digital and Keywords Studios in their recent updates to investors, as well as the UK’s newly unveiled financial aid package for self-employed people.Esther unpacks a recent study on machine translation evaluation, published by leading academics from Zurich, Dublin City, Carnegie Mellon and Groningen universities. The study found that previous claims of ‘human parity’ are linked to flaws in the way that MT output is being evaluated. Florian discusses the ongoing TransPerfect-Lionbridge lawsuit, as a judge rules that eight of TransPerfect’s ten claims against Lionbridge can go to discovery.Links to the stories discussed in this episode:*SlatorPro* Media Localization: ZOO Sees This Bright Spot as Production of Originals Slowshttps://slator.com/financial-results/media-localization-zoo-sees-this-bright-spot-as-production-of-originals-slows/*SlatorPro* Keywords Says Demand Outstrips Capacity Near-Term as Clients Reappraise Productionhttps://slator.com/financial-results/keywords-says-demand-outstrips-capacity-near-term-as-clients-reappraise-production/SDL Cuts Costs in Anticipation of Revenue Declinehttps://slator.com/financial-results/sdl-cuts-costs-in-anticipation-of-revenue-decline/How to Fix the 5 Flaws in Evaluating Machine Translationhttps://slator.com/machine-translation/how-to-fix-the-5-flaws-in-evaluating-machine-translation/TransPerfect Case Against Lionbridge Proceeds to Discoveryhttps://slator.com/industry-news/transperfect-case-against-lionbridge-proceeds-to-discovery/