This manga publisher is using Anthropic’s AI to translate Japanese comics into English

This manga publisher is using Anthropic’s AI to translate Japanese comics into English

MIT Technology Review·2024-12-03 04:00

A Japanese publishing startup is using Anthropic’s flagship large language model Claude to help translate manga into English, allowing the company to churn out a new title for a Western audience in just a few days rather than the 2-3 months it would take a team of humans.

Orange was founded by Shoko Ugaki, a manga superfan who (according to VP of product Rei Kuroda) has some 10,000 titles in his house. The company now wants more people outside Japan to have access to them. “I hope we can do a great job for our readers,” says Kuroda.

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