Bringing Humans into the Loop: Localization with Machine Translation at Traslán

Traslán makes full use of MT during our translation workflow, where the raw output from our Machine Translation (MT) system is passed onto human translators who perform post-editing (if necessary) to arrive at the final translation. Within Traslán we have found that using MT has enabled us to increase the speed, accuracy and consistency of translation elements which allow us to process larger amounts of translation; with quicker turnaround times, which in turn has resulted in overall savings of approx. 20% so far. One of the main challenges in using MT within a commercial setting is getting human translators to adopt and make full use of the technology. Within Traslán we overcome this obstacle by working closely and intensively with our translators, getting them involved directly in the development process. Doing so enables translators in turn to train new users of the system and to communicate effectively to other translators the benefits of integrating MT into the translation pipeline.