In this episode I discuss the future of language services with the CEO of Smartling – Jack Welde. I attended the TAUS global content conference in June this year. The theme focused a lot on Machine Translation. One presentation that stood out to me was Jack’s presentation on the future of language services and I wanted to share his opinion with you.

Important things mentioned in this episode:

• The TAUS Global Content Conference
• The future of language services in the world, for translation technology companies, for language service providers and for translators
• The role of machine translation in the future of the industry
• The future of CAT-tools
• The role of human translators in relation to machine translation

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

• The TAUS Global Content Conference 2019
• A Profile of the World of Smartling Translators
• Smartling Photo Book Launch New York
• Smartling Photo Book Launch London

The translation and interpretation industry seems to have a bright future. That doesn’t mean all of us can rest easy and expect growth and work to flow our way. Jack and I agreed that there is still a need for human translators, although our roles might change a bit.

My presentation at the TAUS conference was about strategies for human translators to remain successful even beyond 2025. I will also give webinars about this topic for ATA in the fall so stay tuned.

What are your opinions on machine translation and the future of the language industry? Please share in the comments below. Thank you for listening, sharing and leaving reviews. Much appreciated!

Bio:

Jack Welde is a technology early-adopter, serial entrepreneur, software patent-holder, product evangelist and combat-decorated Air Force pilot. Before starting Smartling, he served as SVP Product at eMusic and COO/CTO at SheSpeaks and RunTime Technologies. He also co-founded Trio Development, a software company that created the first Personal Information Manager, which was sold to Apple in the mid ’90s. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where he also studied linguistics and interned with Professor William Labov, and a MBA from Cameron University in Germany.

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