
How Unbabel Is Using AI to Break Language Barriers
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<p>For companies seeking to scale globally, overcoming language barriers in foreign markets can be a major challenge. <a href="https://unbabel.com/">Unbabel</a> is an AI-powered platform that combines machine and human translation to help businesses provide localized, multilingual customer experiences around the world. On this episode, Unbabel’s Co-founder and CEO <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vascopedro/">Vasco Pedro</a> reveals how his lifelong passion for language led to the company’s formation, and why AI technology is transforming the way we communicate across cultures.</p><p><strong>Tune in to learn:</strong></p><ul><li>About Unbabel and LangOps (1:06)</li><li>The origin of Vasco’s fascination with language (15:30)</li><li>The early breakthroughs at Unbabel (22:48)</li><li>AI translation’s impact on globalization (31:48)</li></ul><p><strong>Mentions</strong>:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.deepmind.com/research/highlighted-research/alphago">AlphaGo - DeepMind</a></li><li><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/Guns-Germs-and-Steel/">“Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies”</a> (book by Jared Diamond)</li></ul><p>IT Visionaries is brought to you by Salesforce. With Salesforce’s low-code app dev tools, you can be more efficient, more productive and save money by reducing development time by up to 90%. Get Salesforce’s Low-Code Playbook and increase time to value for your team and your customers. <a href="https://www.salesforce.com/form/platform/low-code-application-development-playbook/?d=7013y000000a0PJAAY&nc=7013y000002NwOwAAK&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=offline_promo&utm_campaign=amer_itlobaw&utm_content=ITV_7013y000000a0PJAAY&utm_term=&ban=amer_podcast">Download the free playbook today</a>.</p><p>Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at <a href="https://mission.org/">mission.org</a>.</p>