Alibaba Launches New AI Translation Tool, Claims It Can Beat Google Translate

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Alibaba, an e-commerce company from China, has reportedly just launched the latest version of tool their AI-based translator. This tool is claimed to have better performance than Google Translate, DeepL, and even ChatGPT.

Quoting information from CNBCWednesday (16/10/2024), this claim is based on the evaluation results of Alibaba’s latest AI model, namely Marco MT. It was stated that the key to Marco MT’s superiority was in the use of LLM (large language model).

Different from the previous version, Marco MT relies entirely on LLM which allows it to understand the context more deeply, including cultural nuances and specific terms that exist in the industry.

Armed with this ability, this tool is said to have the ability of human translators who are very expert and understand various fields. The launch of Marco MT itself is in line with Alibaba’s ambition to expand its business to the global market.

For your information, the previous version of this translation tool has been used by more than 500,000 traders. With Marco MT, merchants can create product descriptions that are more attractive and relevant to customers in various countries.

It was explained that one of Marco MT’s main advantages is its ability to carry out contextual translations. For example, this tool can help users translate languages ​​to produce more natural and interesting translations.

This AI translation tool is said to support 15 languages, namely Arabic, Mandarin, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian.

Armed with its capabilities, Alibaba predicts this translation tool will improve the experience during the annual Double 11 shopping festival.