AI power from Cologne Start-up DeepL introduces new AI model for translations
In competition with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI & Co., the Cologne-based start-up DeepL has so far been able to hold its own. A new AI model is now set to improve translation quality even further.
18.07.2024, 15:49
18.07.2024, 15:52
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- The Cologne-based start-up DeepL has developed a new AI model to significantly improve translation quality.
- In blind tests, the new DeepL translations were preferred more often than those of Google Translate, ChatGPT-4 and Microsoft.
- The new model is initially available in English, Japanese, German and simplified Chinese for DeepL Pro customers.
The German AI start-up DeepL has launched a new generation of its language model (LLM) to measurably increase the quality of its machine translations. The Cologne-based company referred to blind tests with language experts, which showed that DeepL translations based on the new "Large Language Model" were rated better than the results of systems from large internet companies in the USA.
LLMs are machine learning models for artificial intelligence that are trained to understand and generate human language. Well-known LLMs include GPT-n from OpenAI, Gemini from Google and Llama from the Facebook group Meta. The new model from DeepL is based on LLM technology that has been specially developed for the translation and editing of texts, explained the Cologne-based start-up.
In contrast to general models that train on the basis of the freely accessible internet, DeepL accesses special data when training its LLM, the company emphasized. This data has been specifically tailored to the creation and translation of content for over seven years. To ensure that the model delivers the best possible translation, DeepL also uses "thousands of hand-picked and specially trained language experts" to optimize the model.
According to the company, blind tests have shown that DeepL's translations are preferred by language experts 1.3 times more often than Google Translate, 1.7 times more often than ChatGPT-4 and 2.3 times more often than Microsoft. Translations based on the new model are now available for DeepL Pro customers in English, Japanese, German and Simplified Chinese. Other languages will follow shortly.
DeepL Pro is the paid translation solution for companies and organizations that need to translate a lot while protecting their data. The company also offers a free DeepL version for short text translations.
Following a financing round in May, DeepL is valued at two billion US dollars (1.85 billion euros). Germany's most valuable AI start-up recently expanded its product portfolio to include a writing assistant with artificial intelligence (DeepL Write Pro). DeepL employs around 900 people.
