06 Oct ChatGPT-4o & Claude are included in the AI translation platform “YarakuZen”
Writing has evolved significantly, and our own engine to learn translation
Yaraku Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya, Tokyo, Representative Director: Suguru Sakanishi, hereinafter, Yaraku) will implement a major update of the AI automatic translation platform YarakuZen provided by Yaraku in October 2024, and will install Claude, which is highly regarded as a high-performance generation AI, for the first time in addition to the widely-known generation AI ChatGPT-4o.
As a result, translation writing has evolved significantly, and it is easy to adjust the style so that it can be used not only in business documents such as contracts and product manuals, but also in casual situations such as blogs and articles posted on SNS. Professor Yamada of Rikkyo University evaluates this as “a breakthrough in the translation industry”.
Largest update since release
This is the largest update since YarakuZen was released in 2015, and the translation writing function has been dramatically improved with the introduction of the representative generative AI “ChatGPT-4o” and “Claude”.
▼ChatGPT-4o
The style and tone can be flexibly adjusted according to the user’s request, from the tone of the words to formal sentences and professional wording.
▼Claude
Excellent in providing secure and refined translations suitable for official documents and business communication.
By using these engines in different ways, the convenience for users has been greatly improved.
Three qualities of translation
In the first place, there are three elements of quality required for translation: “unity,” “accuracy,” and “fluency,” and which elements are important varies depending on the scene in which the translated text is used.
For example, while accuracy is important in contracts, efficiency is not required. While the importance of fluency (readability) is emphasized in translations for websites, consistency of terminology is not required.
With this update, users of YarakuZen can now set which scenes to use the translated text in and write detailed translations.
Yaraku Translation, an original engine that learns translation
It is also equipped with Yaraku’s original translation engine. The engine learns which translations are appropriate for the situation in which they are used, and “grows” so that more appropriate translations are displayed by repeating the translations.
The figure below shows the difference between went, traveled, and visited. At first, it will be displayed as went, but as AI learns, it will be displayed as traveled and not went, and it will even be displayed as visited.
Comment from Yaraku Chief Evangelist Professor Yamada
Professor Yamada Yu, Faculty of Intercultural Communication / Graduate School, Rikkyo University
It is often said that “sentences are people”, but in modern times, even if it is a translation, as much as what to convey, “How to communicate” is very important. This is related to how to express the personality and intention of the person who sends the message through words. For that, the “writing style” of sentences such as style and style plays an important role beyond mere information transmission.
The fact that the tools provided by YarakuZen enable personalization according to the needs of users and make it easier to adjust the style is very groundbreaking in the translation industry.
What is YarakuZen?
YarakuZen is a translation platform that integrates everything from AI translation to editing, sharing, and ordering from a translation company. It is characterized by a simple interface that anyone can use intuitively, high-quality machine translation that is personalized the more it is used by AI, and strong security.
It has been introduced to more than 1,000 companies in Japan and overseas, and is used to translate product manuals and contracts.
For more information: https://www.yarakuzen.com
About Yaraku Co., Ltd.
Yaraku aims to build a translation infrastructure that enables smooth global communication with the mission of “enjoying global communication”.
YarakuZen provides a platform that simply summarizes everything necessary for translation, from AI translation to editing, sharing, and ordering from a translation company.
It is a company that supports people who are active globally by respecting diverse cultures, ways of thinking, and languages, and allowing them to communicate happily with each other.
[Company overview]
Company name : Yaraku Co., Ltd.
URL:https://www.yaraku.com
Link Square Shinjuku 16th floor, 5-27-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051
Representative Director: Suguru Sakanishi
Business description : Planning, development and operation of multilingual communication tools.