Subj : Alibaba releases new translation-focused AI model for internation
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Oct 16 2024 17:15:05

Alibaba releases new translation-focused AI model for international 
ecommerce, trade, and everyday life

Date:
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:04:00 +0000

Description:
New translation AI model from Alibaba has reportedly already surpassed other 
translation models, more languages to come.

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Alibabas international commerce business, Alibaba International Digital 
Commerce (AIDC) Group, has launched a new large language model focused 
specifically on translations (via SCMP ). 

The model  Macro MT  is hoped to aid with cross-border ecommerce and trade 
efforts by eliminating language barriers as well as integrating with other 
business scenarios and everyday communication. 

The news comes not long after AIDC VP Zhang Kaifu committed to leveraging 
generative AI to help with translation, content creation and more (via 
Reuters ). Alibaba launches AI model for translation 

Macro MT will seamlessly integrate into Alibaba Internationals overarching 
business strategies, fortifying the operational backbone of our diverse 
cross-border e-commerce platforms such as AliExpress, Lazada, Trendyol and 
more," Zhang confirmed. 

The model offers integration into systems managing product listings, customer 
service and search, promising translations of titles, descriptions, image 
captions and keywords. 

From launch, 15 languages will be supported, including Chinese, English, 
French, German, Italian, Japanese and Korean, however Alibaba is preparing to 
add more languages and improve translation quality in the future. 

Beyond integration within Alibabas platforms, AIDC aims to make Macro MT 
available globally, extending its benefits to a wider range of merchants as 
well as individual and business users outside of ecommerce. Macro MT is 
intended to address the pitfalls of existing translation tools . 

The decision to build such a model came after the company noticed that 
existing translation tools fall short in navigating the intricacies of 
culturally nuanced and idiom-laden expressions. 

Zhang added the model had already surpassed some world-leading translation 
models, as demonstrated by its performance on the Flores benchmark which 
focus on translating to and from English and low-resource languages that 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/alibaba-releases-new-translation-focused-ai-mode
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