About the role
Language technologists work on developing technology to handle and process natural language. They combine knowledge in linguistics, computer science, and artificial intelligence. Often, they have a college education in computational linguistics, language technology, or similar fields.Responsibilities
Language technologists develop systems for language understanding and language generation, such as voice recognition and automatic translation. They work on improving and customizing algorithms for language processing. Their work also involves collecting and annotating language data for training models.Skills and tools
Language technologists are proficient in programming languages like Python and tools such as NLP libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy). They have knowledge of machine learning and statistical methods. Analytical ability and understanding of both language and technology are central to the profession.