Hacker News with Generative AI: Translation

The Value of Differences: Jennifer Lindsay on Noticing Translation (sydneyreviewofbooks.com)
International literary prizes and book reviews are increasingly acknowledging the importance of translated work. However, as Jennifer Lindsay argues, while translators themselves are receiving acclaim, their art remains largely underappreciated.
Translation, Literature, Publishing, Awards
31 points by Thevet 5 days ago | 26 comments
Oka.wiki (oka.wiki)
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to improving Wikipedia and other open platforms. We do so by providing monthly stipends to full-time contributors and translators.
Wikipedia, Non-profit, Open Source, Translation, Funding
107 points by jjmarr 26 days ago | 32 comments
Show HN: I made an AI tool to auto-translate and dub YouTube videos (vdspeak.com)
Artificial Intelligence, YouTube, Translation, Video Editing
7 points by nightwishh 27 days ago | 1 comments
A Tiny Press Took a Big Risk on Experimental Books. It Paid Off (nytimes.com)
The British publisher Tilted Axis specialized in innovative translated literature. It won them major awards. Now they’re coming to the U.S.
Publishing, Literature, Translation, Business
13 points by rguiscard 38 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: Translate Japanese manga and Korean manhwa with Chrome extension (pawakalabs.com)
The most powerful manga translator, quiz assistant and form data generator in the market. Also, powered by AI!
Translation, Manga, Korean, Chrome Extensions, Artificial Intelligence
40 points by adibzaini 48 days ago | 45 comments
Launch HN: Cuckoo (YC W25) – Real-time AI translator for global teams (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN! We’re Yong Hee and Gunwoo from Cuckoo (https://cuckoo.so), a real-time AI translator for global sales, marketing, and support.
AI, Translation, Startups, Business, YC
81 points by yonghee 54 days ago | 29 comments
Show HN: Instantly Translate Manga – TranslateManga (translatemanga.net)
Professional manga and comics translation powered by AI. Support 50+ languages, preserve artwork quality, and translate instantly. Try our manga translator now!
Manga, Translation, Artificial Intelligence, Software, Creative Projects
59 points by kadeus 61 days ago | 35 comments
European word translator: an interactive map (ukdataexplorer.com)
Enter one or two lower-case English words to see translations from Google Translate.
Translation, Interactive Maps, Europe, Google Translate
270 points by gnabgib 62 days ago | 109 comments
DeepSeek-V3-Turkish (ycombinator.com)
This project translates the English descriptions in the DeepSeek-V3 AI repository into Turkish.
Translation, Artificial Intelligence, Open Source, Language
3 points by can-deliktas 65 days ago | 0 comments
Fair Pricing (kagi.com)
Never get lost in translation again. Today, we launch Kagi Translate, offering superior translations across 244 languages.
Translation, Language, AI, Pricing
1134 points by CleverLikeAnOx 80 days ago | 498 comments
Show HN: Mandarin Word Segmenter with Translation (netlify.app)
Language Options
Translation, Chinese, Open Source, Software
48 points by routerl 81 days ago | 35 comments
Launch HN: Pinch (YC W25) – Video conferencing with immersive translation (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN! I'm Christian, and my co-founder Keyu and I are building Pinch (www.startpinch.com), a virtual conferencing platform with translation that mimics your voice and synchronizes your lips in real-time to make you sound and appear as a native speaker in over 15 languages.
Virtual Conferencing, Translation, Artificial Intelligence, Startups, YC
72 points by christiansafka 81 days ago | 43 comments
How Translation Works, Book Title Edition (scalzi.com)
As any translator will tell you, translating a piece of fiction isn’t about simply transcribing words one-to-one from one language to another. It’s about capturing a vibe — making sure the tone and intent of the piece come through in words when a mere transliteration would fail.
Translation, Fiction, Language, Writing, Literature
61 points by janpio 81 days ago | 21 comments
Translation using deep neural networks (part 1) (aamster.github.io)
In this article, I’ll introduce language modeling using deep learning and will focus on the problem of translation.
Deep Learning, Translation, Language Models
4 points by cosmosa 89 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Google Translate for Code (codecompare.cc)
Programming, Tools, Translation, Software
4 points by ata_aman 93 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: i18n-ai-translate (github.com/taahamahdi)
Leverage ChatGPT, Gemini, or Ollama for seamless translation of localization files. Supports directories of nested translation files. Requires i18next-style JSON files.
Translation, Open Source, AI, Localization
13 points by tmahdi 96 days ago | 0 comments
Meta takes us a step closer to Star Trek's universal translator (arstechnica.com)
Back in 2023, AI researchers at Meta interviewed 34 native Spanish and Mandarin speakers who lived in the US but didn’t speak English. The goal was to find out what people who constantly rely on translation in their day-to-day activities expect from an AI translation tool.
Artificial Intelligence, Language Technology, Translation, Meta
6 points by LorenDB 101 days ago | 1 comments
A web app to read Latin texts with inline translations (adi.earth)
Latin, Web Apps, Translation, Education, Language Learning
124 points by realaleris149 118 days ago | 68 comments
Show HN: Languine – Open-Source AI-Powered CLI for App Localization (languine.ai)
Translate your application with Languine CLI powered by AI.
Open Source, AI, Translation, CLI, Localization
25 points by pontusabb 118 days ago | 8 comments
Bitextual: A tool for bilingual text alignment (github.com/wydengyre)
Bitextual takes translated (preferably by humans) epubs in two languages, and outputs a bilingual book in HTML.
Programming, Text Alignment, Translation, Open Source
4 points by rahimnathwani 155 days ago | 0 comments
DeepL Voice: Real-time voice translations for global collaboration (deepl.com)
Connect with colleagues, customers, and partners everywhere—without language barriers. Unlock global collaboration for your business with accurate AI voice translations.
AI, Translation, Language, Collaboration, Business
124 points by doener 163 days ago | 58 comments
'It gets more and more confused': can AI replace translators? (theguardian.com)
A Dutch publisher has announced that it will use AI to translate some of its books – but those in the industry are worried about the consequences if this becomes the norm
Artificial Intelligence, Translation, Publishing, Language
5 points by rntn 165 days ago | 0 comments
Kagi Translate (kagi.com)
Today, we’re introducing Kagi Translate. It’s not revolutionary - it’s simply a better translation service.
Translation, Search Engines, Software
257 points by lkellar 170 days ago | 113 comments
Ask HN: Real-time speech-to-speech translation (ycombinator.com)
Has anyone had any luck with a free, offline, open-source, real-time speech-to-speech translation app on under-powered devices (i.e., older smart phones)?
Speech Recognition, Translation, Open Source, Mobile Apps
158 points by thangalin 183 days ago | 70 comments
GPT-based translator for large pptx files (ycombinator.com)
because DeepL and Google have tough limits on size (30Mb for DeepL, 10Mb for Google), which makes their solution practically useless for many professionnal cases.
Generative AI, Translation, Tools
10 points by seinecle 187 days ago | 0 comments
Advice on Reading Homer in Translation (talesoftimesforgotten.com)
The Iliad and the Odyssey are often regarded as being among the greatest works of world literature and many people have an interest in reading them—but how does one go about starting? Which translations are the best? In what manner should one read them?
Literature, Classics, Translation, Reading
71 points by Khaine 221 days ago | 52 comments
Open-source tool translates and dubs videos into other languages using AI (github.com/jianchang512)
Open-source, Translation, Video, AI, Language
182 points by oldcai 256 days ago | 116 comments
Show HN: Live in-browser AI transcription and translation (github.com/supabase-community)
AI, Web Development, Translation
15 points by thorwebdev 261 days ago | 0 comments
DeepL's LLM Outperforms Google Translate, ChatGPT-4, and Microsoft (deepl.com)
Translation, AI, Language Models
43 points by geox 279 days ago | 18 comments
Tao Te Ching translated by Ursula Le Guin (1997) (github.com/nrrb)
Translation, Philosophy, Literature
262 points by martythemaniak 294 days ago | 118 comments