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2023

Prioritizing Semantics over Structures

Linguistic structures are the formal patterns that realize linguistic meanings. In translation, it is the meanings that are translated; the structures are left behind.

ryder · 2023-12-22 · 2 min read · translation, linguistics, semantics, methodology, theory
Reranked Translation Suggestions

Exploring how semantic similarity between source verses can be used to suggest and disambiguate translations from multiple possible options.

ryder · 2023-12-22 · 4 min read · translation, ai, semantics, disambiguation, nlp
GAN-Based Evaluation of AI Translations

A novel approach to translation quality checking using GAN principles to evaluate AI-generated translations.

ryder · 2023-12-22 · 2 min read · translation, ai, gan, evaluation, quality
Token Matching for Translation Accuracy

A method to improve translation precision using valid tokens from sample translation pairs, focusing on back-translation and token coverage.

ryder · 2023-12-22 · 3 min read · translation, ai, tokens, evaluation, methodology
Three Approaches to Tokenizing Out-of-Training Languages

Exploring three promising approaches to tokenizing low-resource languages: adding new tokens to LLMs, cipher-based methods, and logits warping.

ryder · 2023-12-22 · 5 min read · ai, nlp, tokenization, low-resource, languages
AI and Low-Resource Translation

Exploring alternative approaches to machine translation for low-resource languages, focusing on in-context learning and LLM-based predictions rather than traditional transfer learning methods.

ryder · 2023-12-22 · 5 min read · translation, ai, low-resource, llm, machine-learning
How to Leverage More Data Without Making More Decisions

If you are working with Bible translation data, you know how challenging it can be to deal with different types of data sources, formats, and structures.

ryder · 2023-10-05 · 5 min read · translation, data, database, nosql, bible
The Case for Dynamic Equivalence Alignments

This article argues for mapping semantic similarity between translations rather than relying on problematic token-to-token alignments.

ryder · 2023-09-21 · 10 min read · translation, linguistics, semantics, methodology
🎯 What's the Simplest Possible UI for AI?

Exploring the two fundamental user interfaces for AI interaction: Chatbots and Contextual Suggestions, and how they can be combined effectively.

ryder · 2023-09-20 · 2 min read · ai, ui, chatbot, copilot, ux
It seems feasible to fork VS Code for a Bible translation app

Exploring the possibility of using VS Code as a base for an AI-native Bible translation app, inspired by successful forks like Cursor.

ryder · 2023-09-20 · 3 min read · ai, translation, vscode, development