Rome – March 26, 2025
We are pleased to share that in its latest report, CSA Research—a leading market research firm specializing in globalization, localization, and language technology—has recognized our translation AI Lara as a breakthrough that goes beyond responsive machine translation, marking a significant move toward responsible, AI-powered translation. As stated in the report, "Lara goes beyond [responsive machine translation] and is well down the path we outlined for the subsequent development of ‘responsible’ machine translation."
Arle Lommel, CSA Research Senior Analyst, wrote in a recent Vendor Briefing:
"Lara’s capabilities point to a future in which AI is much more capable of emulating human judgment and of learning from both good translations and mistakes.He further noted:
It also demonstrates the value of retaining data beyond traditional TM repositories. In particular, what we call ‘arbitration data’ provides a wealth of insight into how humans arrive at good translations and identify bad ones. Such resources would enable superior quality estimation and automated postediting, but only if they are carefully managed and incorporated into purpose-built models."
The Vendor Briefing identifies three core strengths of Lara that mark its step forward:
- It learns from both good translations and mistakes, refining its output through data gathered from translator-reviewer interactions.
- It actively “interacts with users,” asking clarifying questions and gathering contextual information to improve accuracy.
- Lara applies “reasoning” similar to human translators, leveraging a repository that stores not just final outputs but also intermediate steps and feedback.
Unlocking Continuous Quality Improvement
CSA Research notes that Translated’s unique use of arbitration data and human feedback gives Lara a long-term advantage. While other systems produce static output, Lara actively engages with context and continues to improve—pointing to a future where MT systems better reflect human intent and are designed to be ethically aware and harder to misuse.