How Unbabel Is Using AI to Break Language Barriers

IT Visionaries

For companies seeking to scale globally, overcoming language barriers in foreign markets can be a major challenge. Unbabel is an AI-powered platform that combines machine and human translation to help businesses provide localized, multilingual customer experiences around the world. On this episode, Unbabel’s Co-founder and CEO Vasco Pedro reveals how his lifelong passion for language led to the company’s formation, and why AI technology is transforming the way we communicate across cultures.

Tune in to learn:

• About Unbabel and LangOps (1:06)
• The origin of Vasco’s fascination with language (15:30)
• The early breakthroughs at Unbabel (22:48)
• AI translation’s impact on globalization (31:48)

Mentions:

• AlphaGo - DeepMind
• “Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies” (book by Jared Diamond)

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