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Hansem AI memoQ Plugin: Bring the Latest LLMs into memoQ
The Hansem AI memoQ Plugin lets translation teams apply the latest LLMs to AI translation directly in memoQ, rather than being locked into a fixed built-in engine. Teams keep their existing translation memories, termbases, and QA assets while AI generates fast first drafts, and professional linguists refine context, terminology, and brand voice to ensure final […]
Manuals Under Regulatory Scrutiny (Part 1): The Overlooked Fact
Most manufacturers treat the product manual as a low-stakes user document. In reality, the manual, the instructions for use (IFU), and the labeling are among the first things a regulator examines — and a single omission or a mismatch between language versions can stall certification, hold up market entry, or trigger a recall. This article […]
Microlearning: Why Shorter Lessons Stick Better
When was the last time you watched a 30-minute corporate training video all the way through? Between meetings, on the way to a client visit, in the few minutes before lunch — a workday is sliced into 5-minute fragments. In this environment, a 30-minute training session is hard even to start. Microlearning has gained attention […]
Technical Writers in the Age of Robot Coexistence
Google DeepMind has published a series of reports worth flagging for anyone whose work touches technical documentation: What these reports point to, taken together, is a quiet shift in how text functions. Natural-language manuals — text data — are starting to look less like an aid for human comprehension alone, and more like a “blueprint […]
Why AI-Generated Training Content Is Not Ready to Deploy
Rise 360’s AI Assistant has made it faster than ever to produce corporate training content. Enter a course topic, tone, and target audience, and within minutes you have a lesson structure, body text, and quiz questions. For L&D teams under pressure to deliver, this is a welcome development. But open the output, and the gap […]
What You Must Check Before Adopting AI Translation
If you’re getting close to selecting an AI translation vendor, this is the last checklist you need before signing. In a sales pitch, anything looks possible. But the verbal pitch and the actual operating system can be very different things. Below are the items to verify in writing — not just hear in a presentation […]
Field Notes from a Forklift Floor in Georgia
A morning on a forklift maintenance floor in Georgia showed why the best service manuals are designed where the work happens, not at a desk. It was Hansem Global’s first direct engagement with a U.S. operations team, and it confirmed in a new market a principle we have held for more than 35 years. A […]
Where Do AI Translation Quality Failures Happen, and How Can You Prevent Them?
AI translation quality is improving fast. But “improving” and “production-ready” are not the same thing. Any company that has actually run AI translation through a real project has hit a quality issue they didn’t see coming. This article walks through four of the most common places AI translation breaks down — and what it takes […]