AI to Super-Charge Translation, w/ Smartling CEO Bryan Murphy

Some of the best use cases of AI are when we think of it not as Artificial Intelligence, but "Augmented Intelligence."That's what Bryan Murphy, CEO of Smartling, is effectively doing: Using AI to enhance and super-charge their systems, as opposed to scrapping the old way and starting from scratch. Smartling is a company that uses AI to translate languages for clients like Peloton, Shopify, and Pinterest. On this episode, Bryan explains how they've embraced AI to do it faster and cheaper and at a higher quality (9:10); why global translation matters (14:35); whether AI can help us achieve a Star Trek-level "universal translator" (16:30); whether AI can effectively translate literature or poetry (21:00); and why all of us are probably better off in our careers embracing AI (23:00).And before that, for the first time on this podcast, Jeff shares how he's personally using AI...Smartling:https://www.smartling.comStay Connected:• 🐦 Twitter/Xhttps://x.com/jeffwilser• 💼 LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffwilser/• 🖥️ JeffWilser.comwww.JeffWilser.com🎧 Subscribe to AI-Curious:• Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-curious-with-jeff-wilser/id1703130308• Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/70a9Xbhu5XQ47YOgVTE44Q?si=c31e2c02d8b64f1b• YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@jeffwilser