Chatham House author and native Lithuanian speaker's verdict on translating his book into five languages overnight: 'The quality is absolutely superb and amazing'.
At the Lithuanian City of London Club's 20th Anniversary celebration last weekend, Dr Darius Furmonavicius gave an unrehearsed, on-camera testimonial on what it[GU1] meant to publish his book across five languages in a single evening using GAI Translate.
Dr. Darius Furmonavicius speaking about his experience using GAI Translate for his book 'Lithuania Transforms the West'.
Dr Furmonavicius is a distinguished author and associate member of Chatham House whose book Lithuania Transforms the West charts Lithuania's liberation from Soviet occupation and its decisive role in enlarging the NATO alliance and the transatlantic security community. Originally published in English, the work draws on his doctoral research and has been presented to audiences including the Knights of Lithuania in the United States.
The barrier every independent author knows
For an independent academic author, the traditional translation route for a work of this complexity would typically mean engaging five separate specialist translators, at a cost running into tens of thousands of pounds and taking many months to complete. Dr Furmonavicius needed a solution that was fast enough to meet current global interest in his subject, without sacrificing the intellectual rigour of his prose. Thus, he turned to GAI Translate.
'In the evening, with the press of a button, we translated it into Lithuanian, German, French, Italian, and Japanese,' he explained at the event. As a native Lithuanian speaker, he read the translation with a critical eye. His verdict was direct: 'The quality is absolutely amazing. The general impression on the quality of translated text is absolutely superb.'
He was candid that light proofreading was needed in a few places. That is precisely the workflow GAI Translate is built around: AI handles the scale and speed, certified linguists review and refine the output, and the author retains full control over the final text.
'Absolutely superb'
Dr Furmonavicius said he would recommend the tool without hesitation to other authors and organisations. 'I could recommend it strongly to all other authors, to all companies.’
The testimonial came on the same week that Jurga Žilinskienė MBE joined a panel of senior leaders from Coursera, Morgan Stanley, London Business School and AI Caramba! to discuss talent, AI, and the future of the Baltic economies at 22 Bishopsgate.
Guildhawk is a Queen's Award-winning language intelligence company headquartered at 22 Bishopsgate, London. Founded by Jurga Žilinskienė MBE, Guildhawk combines 25 years of expertise in certified translation with proprietary AI technology to deliver secure, fast, and accurate multilingual communications for organisations operating in high-stakes sectors worldwide.
Its flagship product, GAI Translate, was developed for professionals in regulated sectors that require high accuracy plus the option to have human certification. The new GAI Book Translation solution empowers authors, businesses, and institutions to access to the same AI powered precision translation and secure 1-click expert verification option. The ability to certify AI outputs is backed by new innovation developed by GAI Labs that connects to Guildhawk’s international network of over 3,000 vetted, certified linguists across 200 languages, all within ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified controls.
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