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As far as I know, machine translations still come back as a jumble of phrases that you have to figure out like a puzzle. I am skeptical that machine translation
by mtdewcmu 10y ago
As far as I know, machine translations still come back as a jumble of phrases that you have to figure out like a puzzle. I am skeptical that machine translation will ever seriously approach professional translation. To effectively translate, you have to consider the idea being communicated and make sure that idea comes through, even if you have to creatively substitute different words and phrasing. A machine being able to understand what it's reading at multiple levels and anticipate possible misunderstandings seems hopelessly difficult.
- webmaven 10y agoNeural Machine Translation has recently passed beyond that "jumble of phrases" stage, at least for some languages: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/magazine/the-great-ai-awakening.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/magazine/the-great-ai-awa... It still isn't quite there yet, but the writing seems to be on the wall.