LAI: High-Quality
AI-Supported
Technical Translation
LAI specializes in translating developer-level content for high-tech tools, middleware and platform companies.
Grow your audience of global developers and tech-savvy end-users by making your mission-critical content accessible worldwide.
Need to reach global developers? Talk to us.
Our Core Services
Technical Document Translation
Technical document translation includes the translation of all technical documents, manuals, specifications and web pages across languages and industry needs to support your global audience of developers and technical end-users. The LAI core team is particularly knowledgeable and has decades of experience in the gaming and VFX industries.
Subtitle Localization
Expert-level subtitle localization services powered by our custom tools and AI-supported workflow guarantee precision and accuracy in communicating your technical content to your target audience. Check out our short video for an overview. Especially well-suited for the localization of technical webinars and training/educational videos.
Software Localization
Software localization is the translation and adaptation of the user interface of a software application. It’s crucial that any translation of your software is natural, concise, and accurately communicates the intended functionality, especially for developers and tech-savvy end-users.
How are We Different?
Deep focus
Unlike a typical translation agency or language service provider (LSP), LAI is uniquely focused on translating technical content in specific domains for developers and tech-savvy end-users. Not only are our linguists and AI models honed for this express purpose, but our project managers are conversant in their respective domains as well.
Subject-matter experts
LAI uses only subject-matter expert linguists in our AI-supported translation workflow, ensuring you have a knowledgeable and skilled team working hands-on with your subject matter – a team that not only understands your content, but knows how to communicate its translation accurately and effectively to your target audience.
Proprietary AI/ML tools
Our proprietary and customizable Language Automation® AI/ML tools that we use throughout our workflow enable us to provide highly-tailored, domain-specific solutions to our clients with a commitment to quality second to none.
Respect for confidentiality
We have the utmost respect for the confidentiality of your content. Over many decades of operation, we’ve established methodologies and proper procedures for handling such content, such as encryption of data and adherence to established protocols.
Trusted partners
Our agile-based workflow extends all the way out to our clients, which means that we consider our clients to be an extension of our team. This allows us to minimize communication bottlenecks and be super-responsive to changes and updates. Our focus is on creating value by always exceeding your expectations and earning your trust to become a valued member of your team.
LAI’s decades of experience in the technical translation industry is a testament to our success and can be yours as well.
Feel free to reach out to us with your requirements. We’d be delighted to offer ideas and propose a solution that exceeds your expectations.
Our Technical Translation Process
LAI offers a bespoke AI-supported translation and localization process customized for the type of service we provide, whether technical document translation, subtitle localization, or software localization. The workflow on the right shows our generic/core process which is adjusted according to the type of content and service required.
Our agile-based workflow means you have complete visibility and transparency into the workflow as it proceeds. Collaboration is encouraged, and updates and changes are handled quickly. We’re committed to ensuring that you’re satisfied with the finished translation and that we’ve exceeded your expectations on every project.
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Initial Assessment and Consultation
A meeting is set up with our team to ensure we fully understand your cost, quality and schedule requirements. We’ll agree on the workflow steps, the AI model(s) and methodology to be used, and the agile touch points needed. We’ll walk through the workflow, assuring every step is understood, making changes as appropriate to ensure that we meet or exceed all of your requirements.
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Creation of the Project Architecture
With the project requirements firmly in mind, we’ll marshal the necessary resources to confidently accomplish the project. This includes selecting the tools and technologies needed to execute the workflow, as well as assembling our team of subject-matter experts.
The team assigned to your project will have the necessary expertise to understand your content and render it confidently in the target language(s).
Finally, we’ll assign a dedicated project manager conversant in your subject domain, and make sure all team members are up to speed on the project requirements.
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Creation of Project Resources
Next, we’ll leverage our AI tools to create the resources needed to execute the project. This typically includes the project glossary, bilingual translation memories and other relevant content sources.
Delivering technical translations not only requires that the content be accurately conveyed and understandable for your target audience, but that specific industry terms and concepts be correctly and consistently rendered as well. We ensure consistent, accurate results through unified terminology management across all content in your project.
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Optimization of AI Models
In this step, we configure and augment existing AI models for your content. This typically includes a variety of techniques such as fine-tuning and RAG to achieve the highest quality result.
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Preprocessing and Translation
Next, we preprocess the content before translation so we can more effectively use our internal QA tools and achieve better coverage. Then, we’ll use our optimized and custom-tuned AI systems to translate the content.
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Review, Editing and Quality Assurance
Our subject-matter expert linguists review the translation and ensure that it is rendered accurately and understandably for the developers and technical end-users who are consuming the content. Our automated QA tools are used as an integral part of the workflow to ensure a high degree of compliance and terminological consistency in the final translation.
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Finalization and Delivery
With the final review and sign-off complete, your completed translation will be postprocessed and made available to you in your required format. At LAI, we pride ourselves on meeting deadlines with exceptional results that meet or exceed all of your requirements.
Key Benefits
Here are a few of the key benefits you’ll enjoy by choosing LAI for your technical translation needs:
Higher-Quality Translations
LAI’s hybrid approach of pairing native-speaking domain experts with optimized AI models ensures that the technical content of your original documents is communicated accurately and naturally to your target audience. Our proprietary suite of subtitle localization tools further ensures that translation quality during video localization isn’t compromised, as often occurs with vendors who lack LAI’s capabilities and experience.
Respect for Confidentiality
LAI has decades of experience working with leading-edge high-technology companies who have the most demanding requirements for confidentiality. As a result, we have rigorous procedures in place for the secure handling, conveyance and storage of confidential materials. Furthermore, our machine translation and linguistic AI systems are fully compliant with GDPR and ISO 27001, offering the highest level of data protection and security. We also offer on-prem only solutions as well, if you require even higher levels of security.
Rapid Response to Changes and Updates
Our agile-based workflow makes you part of our team so changes and updates can be handled quickly and efficiently. Our workflow system and tool chain are designed to easily accommodate changes and updates, ensuring that all stakeholders are notified immediately.
Outstanding Support
Unlike larger, less-focused companies, LAI is able to provide you with direct access to senior management and you are encouraged and welcome to contact our team at any time. We aim to respond rapidly to your issues and concerns before they become real problems.
Our focus is on building a long-term relationship with you, always exceeding your expectations and earning your trust to become a valued member of your team.
Cost and Time Savings
Our in-depth understanding of your technical domain means you’ll avoid wasting time and money reworking poor quality translations. Our exclusive Language Automation® AI/ML tools provide significant cost and time savings by streamlining the workflow.
Accurate, Consistent Results
Our in-depth QA process verifies that your translated documents faithfully reproduce the source content with a high degree of fidelity. Our automated QA tools ensure terminological consistency throughout the translation, and our integrated project architecture ensures maximum leverage across projects.
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We Have a Singular Mission
To make your highly technical content accessible to global developers and tech-savvy end-users worldwide, all the while exceeding your expectations.
Our goal is to constantly delight you with our exceptional quality, service and attention to detail.
Why Our Clients Choose Us
For over three decades, LAI Technical Translation Services has had an unwavering commitment to high quality and accurate translations forged by subject-matter experts and best-in-class technology, resulting in work of exceptional quality.
LAI’s proven track record and excellent service is exemplified by the many long-term clients who depend on us for mission-critical, highly technical translations delivered on-time and of the highest quality.
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