😓 What is the Secret of DeepL's Success, and Is It True That Its Translations Are More Accurate Than Google Translate?

Users are accustomed to using Google Translate. However, the German startup DeepL is rapidly gaining popularity, primarily due to the accuracy of its translations.

💲 DeepL in Numbers

Over 1 billion users since the startup's founding. DeepL supports 32 languages.

⚡ How DeepL's Founder Became Interested in Translations

Computer scientist Jarek Kutylowski was born in Poland, and when he turned 12, his family moved to Germany. Jarek started school without speaking a word of German. This made him think about the complexity of communication in different languages. Many years later, in 2017, Jarek decided to help people overcome this problem, with AI and deep learning becoming the key to the solution.

🧠 What Sets DeepL Apart from Competitors

From the very beginning, DeepL developed a new generation of AI models with innovative architecture. The company wanted their AI translator to recognize nuances in phrase meanings, similar to how a professional translator would. In 2021, the company launched new models capable of handling specialized professional terminology. Thanks to the combination of the model`s architecture, datasets, and the work of human translators, DeepL became a unicorn six years after its founding, meaning its valuation exceeded $1 billion.

The startup trains its models on data from the internet and uses web crawlers to search for translations and assess their quality automatically. DeepL also uses reinforcement learning to provide positive feedback to the AI.

⬆️ Translation Challenges

DeepL's translations are more detailed and, on average, three times more accurate than those of its competitors. These claims are based on "blind tests," during which translators choose the most accurate translation.

🔠 DeepL is available in a web version, as well as for iOS and Android.

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