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US artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic, maker of the Claude large language model (LLM), is partnering with the ...
If you’re planning a trip to France, you might be worried about how to communicate with the locals. Will you be able to get ...
“And we cannot forget that lesson. And the folks that we needed the most were people who didn't speak English.” The National Weather Service said in an administrative message April 1: “Due to a ...
While English continues to be the most spoken language in the nation, a 2019 U.S. Census Bureau report found 67.8 million others spoke a non-English language at home, a nearly 94% increase from 1980.
The National Weather Service will no longer provide language translations of its products “due to a contract lapse.” The weather service “paused” the translation services “until further ...
Cervantes uses the National Weather Service option to get storm information translated in both English and Spanish. “We got those alarms several times that day,” Cervantes said.
Victor Leandry, director of the El Centro social services center, says the change could have serious consequences for non-English speakers. “Somebody knowing that they need to run to their ...
“This language translation project will improve our service equity to traditionally underserved and vulnerable populations that have limited English proficiency,” Ken Graham, director of the NWS, said ...
The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change that experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving ...
National Weather Service halts automated translation for alerts The pause could affect the millions of Americans who speak a language other than English at home, at a time when climate change is ...
The estimated cost at this time is around $316,000 a year. Saco says it's a small price to pay to have 10 to 15% of non-English speaking residents better engaged in their communities.