When this summer started, Monterey Language Services launched an initiative series to explore emotional and professional challenges that medical interpreters face. Please see our previous introduction to the series here. How was everything started and created We reached out to quite a lot of CCHI certified medical interpreters who we admire. Even though not surprisingly […]
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Introduction of Medical Interpreters Series: Part 2
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Beyond Reality: Future Imagined
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Calling all students interested in sharing their creative minds! Monterey Language Services is creating a series of short AI generated videos that explore the boundless possibilities of tomorrow. And we need YOUR creative vision! We’re looking for imaginative stories, scenarios that push the boundaries of reality and delve into the truly extraordinary. Think beyond the […]
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2025 New Year’s Greeting
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Behind the Scenes Somewhere out there, if this video reaches someone in the world, and it touches their heart with hope and relief, if that happens, then that is worth all our effort made for this video! After Thanksgiving, we spent quite some time working on this video. There was a lot of thinking involved […]
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A Thanksgiving Video: AI Is Not a Threat for Us
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Video The making of our Thanksgiving video was a journey that reminded us of the unique value human creativity brings to our work. In a world where AI tools are rapidly evolving, we see AI not as competition but as an opportunity to reflect on the qualities that set us apart. Our process—rooted in collaboration, […]
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AI at the Service of Humans: Conversation Inside Monterey Language Services
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Introduction The debate over the effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) vs. human capabilities is more relevant than ever. While it’s easy to fall into the trap of viewing them as rivals, the real question is how the two can work together to be more effective. A recent conversation inside Monterey Language Service highlighted this future […]
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Blue and White Porcelain: The Joy of Translation from Behind the Scenes
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...After a summer’s worth of hard work, we are proud to share our latest project: a video series diving into the charming world of Jay Chou’s iconic song, “Blue and White Porcelain.” The series consists of three engaging parts: Educational Video: An introduction to the key terms and concepts in the song, providing valuable insight […]
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A Love Letter to Chinese Culture — Blue and White Porcelain Lyrics
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Joy of Translation Monterey Language Services worked to translate an excerpt of a very famous Mandarin pop song, 青花瓷 (Blue and White Porcelain). We present an English translation that recreates the story of the original song in comfortable, singable English. Even if you don’t speak Chinese, you can truly enjoy and sing the song! That […]
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2024 Video Greetings from Monterey Language Services
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...One of our clients, a public relations team personally handwrote their greeting messages in a Christmas card to us. Thanks to the inspiration we received from the team’s warmth and sincerity, and also because 2023 has been a year full of music and human voice auras at Monterey Language Services, we decided to use the […]
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AI Performing Music: On Human Individuality
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Behind the Scenes Part III: Interpreters and Music Video link: https://youtu.be/dATBteNQ-zY?si=bgPDXw-3FblyfnaW Picking up where we left off on our previous behind the scenes diversity blog, we are certain that there is one thing that AI has yet to really accomplish. AI’s inability to generate something unique in music and in interpretation is something interesting to […]
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Call for Interested Interpreters: Interpreters and Music
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Monterey Language Services have explored Interpreters and Communities and now we’re taking a look at Interpreters and Music! We would like to draw an analogy of interpretation to music. We intend to demonstrate that interpretation is like music, and ultimately how it is about diversity and richness. We have started a demo reel to give […]
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