{"id":321352,"date":"2025-10-27T12:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/?p=321352"},"modified":"2025-11-08T07:17:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T05:17:02","slug":"ai-translation-monaco-enters-conversation-in-world-of-changing-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2025\/10\/ai-translation-monaco-enters-conversation-in-world-of-changing-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"AI translation: Monaco enters conversation in world of changing communication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new Monaco-born AI machine translation module developed for government websites enables instant multilingual content publication. The project marks Monaco\u2019s entry into a fast-evolving technology field <\/strong>estimated<\/strong><\/a> to reach a value of USD 55.6 billion by 2032.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Principality\u2019s revamped tourism website Visit Monaco<\/em> and cultural events page culture.mc<\/em> are among the Government portals now offering content in up to ten languages enabled by InlexIA from Inforca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An evolution of online language tools<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first online translation tool, Babel Fish, launched in 1997, offered an alternative to manual dictionaries or human translators. In 2006, Google Translate arrived and became the most popular online translation tool, now serving more than 500 million daily users worldwide. However, its initial reliance on statistical word pairing frequencies across vast bilingual texts led to some clumsy\u2014and occasionally entertaining\u2014outputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, the development of neural networks\u2014 artificial intelligence (AI) systems inspired by human brain structure and trained on massive datasets\u2014has improved Google\u2019s offering and created new generative AI tools such as OpenAI or Deepl, with a superior understanding of context and meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lost in translation: opportunities and challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile AI tools offer remarkable capabilities and potential efficiency gains, they also present significant challenges in terms of accuracy, reliability, and ethical use,\u201d the UK\u2019s Chartered Institute of Linguists noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One survey<\/a> in the UK found that 37% of translators have used generative AI in their work. AI\u2019s benefits include increased efficiency, but its tendency to \u2018hallucinate\u2019 incorrect outputs and inability to capture nuance and flow often requires a human touch. As AI technology has spread, many translators report their role shifting to post-machine-translation editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Man versus machine: the human cost of automation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A 2024 survey suggests that one-third of translators have lost work to AI, while concerns about the impact on foreign language learning in schools and universities and the associated cultural loss have been raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethical questions include the intellectual property \u201ctheft\u201d of texts used to train AIs, the outsourcing of human job roles to robots and consumer concerns about authentic, trustworthy communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

InlexIA: multilingual Monaco joins the conversation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis technology allows the Principality to communicate more effectively while making teams\u2019 work easier,\u201d Marc Stanciu, Chairman and CEO of Inforca said. \u201cIt\u2019s an innovation designed for Monaco \u2014 and for anyone who wants to make their websites more accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combining the capabilities of translation tools such as DeepL and OpenAI, InlexIA is built-in to websites and selects the best translations as soon as an article is published. Editors can monitor translations to tweak headlines or correct errors. In addition to translating page content adapted to local language varieties, such as Brazilian Portuguese, InlexIA also translates metadata and tags to optimise regional Google rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government of Monaco entities including the Department of Tourism and Conventions report that translations using the tool have been published up to ten times faster with reduced costs while maintaining quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can sell products all over the world and now you can also send them marketing messages in their language instantly,\u201d Kelly Campbell of Inforca said. \u201cIt will benefit all kinds of businesses\u2014and hopefully those in other countries, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Big Data to AI: 25 years of technological evolution in Monaco celebrated by ADIM<\/a><\/blockquote>