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"The ideal deep approach would require the translation software to do all the research necessary for this kind of disambiguation on its own"
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25% automation sounds low but honestly that's still a big chunk of boring work saved.
Text Highlight2026-07-16 12:52:48
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"The ideal deep approach would require the translation software to do all the research necessary for this kind of disambiguation on its own"
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So basically the perfect translator AI is still sci-fi, we just have clever guessing games.
Text Highlight2026-07-16 09:58:48
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"Machine translation is the use of computational techniques to translate text or speech from one language to another"
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I've seen it butcher idioms, so 'nuances' is a stretch.
Text Highlight2026-07-16 09:49:48
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"Machine translation is the use of computational techniques to translate text or speech from one language to another"
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Still can't handle sarcasm, but sure, 'pragmatic nuances'...
Text Highlight2026-07-16 09:40:48
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"Machine translation is the use of computational techniques to translate text or speech from one language to another"
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So basically the computer tries to get the vibe right, not just swap words.
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