10 Amazing Translation Tools of Tomorrow

The world is becoming increasingly connected as businesses grow globally and people can come together around the world through the power of the Internet. But all this growth doesn’t necessarily mean we all understand each other; there are still major language barriers to overcome. Fortunately, the field of language translation is experiencing rapid growth as well, with developers exploring and creating new ways to help people understand each other, no matter the language. Here, we’ll take a look at some of the most incredible translation tools of today, and how they might grow tomorrow.

1. Humans

   That’s right; one of the most amazing translation tools of tomorrow is real, live people. Although machine translation is incredibly useful and cost-effective for large scale translation projects, human translators are still essential for final preparation and revision of sophisticated texts.
   

2. Linguee

   This tool combines both an editorial dictionary and search engine, allowing users to look through a reliable editorial dictionary with translations, as well as see example sentences from other sources, showing how expressions are translated into context. This tool is an interesting example of what can be done with human translation when combined with effective technology. Linguee will continue to grow in the future, adding languages like Chinese and Japanese for even more translation power.
   

3. Open translation tools

   The future of translation is open source, and there are already many open translation tools available today. Computer aided translation tools, machine translation platforms, and even open translation communities bring the world together to make translation easier and open to everyone. We can expect to see a lot of growth in this field as more projects come together to create open translation tools.
   

4. Statistical learning tools for context

   Using statistical data, translation tools will soon be able to use contextual information to determine the best understanding of words to translate. With this ability, experts believe we will be able to show translated spoken word nearly in real time for speeches, lectures, and more. This can be displayed on viewing screens, or, even more amazingly, through goggles that would overlay the words as the viewer looks at the speaker.
   

5. Google Translate

   Although it’s currently in use today, Google Translate is an amazing tool using tomorrow’s translation technology. By looking for patterns in documents that have already been translated by human translators, Google Translate makes intelligent guesses for appropriate translations. Although not all translations are perfect, this tool is constantly evolving and growing as it learns more from human-translated documents.
   

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