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Automated translations for automated mistakes: is it possible?
AI is everywhere.The odd thing is it looks to me as if people just got aware of it although as a translator we have been using it for years.The translation systems became gradually more clever. Because of that, there’s nothing new to it.Unfortunately, what isn’t new either, is the simplistic views by outsiders on automation.Only yesterday I was in touch with somebody who thought it was possible…
I want everyone to know that I suspect that the translation software I am forced to use by this client was designed by a deep sea fish, who had never seen light before, let alone a computer. They just kinda let it flop about on a keyboard and used that as the code for this horrendous crime of inefficiency and stupidity.
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Let's think of translation in a more abstract manner with NMT - Neural Machine Translation, introduce a trans function and explain why and how linear structure is so useful.
Texte source: "Au revoir. Bon appétit." Being poetic today.
Househusbands unite!
The translation errors were caused by my CAT tool outputting things in the wrong places and they were not caught by me when I glanced over it for formatting, so I am embarrassed that I turned in something like that to the client, but also relieved that I didn't translate something totally wrong in the content. I made the mistake of doing a lot of revision of the content and then assuming it would be formatted correctly because until now my CAT tool has not done me wrong. Never again but at least now I am not obsessing over my ability as a translator and instead I'm kicking myself and will try to be more careful in the future. ((I also hate to say it but if I would have lost this client over it, it might have been a blessing because I am sick of dealing with them never considering my time zone and giving me last minute deadlines in general. And they pay me very little. But I'm trying to get experience and any money I can, so I'll deal with them to an extent)) I ran two miles today and my shin splints feel slightly better. I believe my dog gave me them in the first place by pulling so hard on me and making me walk funny to try to control him (I wear a waist leash and if I didn't I am positive he'd have run several states over by now). Running makes him stick with me a *little* better.
