AI translations using DeepL, Amazon, and ChatGPT

The Translations Editor offers three models you can select from to complete AI-powered translations of every field in your study in one central place. Ethnio also supports human translator access to that translation editor to edit what the robots came up with.

DeepL, which is used for languages where it performs best (such as Swedish and most European languages), Amazon Translate, which handles a wide range of world languages, and Google Translate, which covers additional global language support.

You don't need to choose which engine to use. Ethnio matches the best engine to each language automatically, and it's shown right in the editor when you click the AI translate button (the sparkle ✨ wand icon) on a language column.

Running an AI Translation

Click the sparkle/wand icon ✨ in the header of any language column. A panel appears showing which AI engine Ethnio will use for that language, and gives you three targeting options:

All visible rows translates everything currently shown according to the section you've selected in the top-left dropdown. Not synchronized translates only the rows where the source language has been updated since the last translation ran (this is the default and safest option for keeping things current without overwriting good work). Select specific rows lets you cherry-pick individual fields if you only need to re-translate a handful of items.

Hit Translate & Overwrite and Ethnio kicks off the job in the background. You can track it in the Jobs log (accessible from the top-right of the editor).

Manual Editing

AI translation is a great starting point, but native-language reviewers can edit any cell directly. Just click any translation cell to make it editable and type your changes. Edits save automatically. This makes the workflow ideal: run AI translation first to get all fields populated, then have your in-country expert or language stakeholder refine the tone, terminology, and cultural nuance.