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I've admired Franz Och for quite some time now. Giza++ is an impressive piece of software that has really put SMT on the map. Nice to see the man finally get so
by trevelyan 17y ago
I've admired Franz Och for quite some time now. Giza++ is an impressive piece of software that has really put SMT on the map. Nice to see the man finally get some press recognition.
- barrkel 17y agoFor context: SMT here is statistical machine translation, not simultaneous multi-threading.
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- sgk284 17y agoI had the good fortune of working under Franz on the translation team when I was at Google. Brilliant guy, but also one of the funniest bastards I've ever met. Great guy to grab a drink with if you ever get an opportunity.