“Macro MT will seamlessly integrate into Alibaba International’s overarching business strategies, fortifying the operational backbone of our diverse cross-border e-commerce platforms such as AliExpress, Lazada, Trendyol and more,” Zhang said in an interview on Tuesday.
For merchants, Macro MT can be integrated into systems that manage their products, customer services and search guidance. The LLM can translate merchant-uploaded product information including titles, descriptions and image captions into the language of target markets. It is also capable of translating search keywords and dialogue, according to the new LLM’s launch page.
The model currently supports translation in 15 languages, including Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Korean.
“We plan to expand the number of languages supported, further enhance translation quality across a broader range of scenarios, and consistently reduce the cost of usage for our users,” Zhang said.