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Is there a reason why you want to use ChatGPT for translation, rather than a purpose-made translation AI such as DeepL? A model built for translation and nothi
by jsheard 3y ago
Is there a reason why you want to use ChatGPT for translation, rather than a purpose-made translation AI such as DeepL?
A model built for translation and nothing else isn't going to get distracted and wander off like a general purpose LLM is prone to doing.
- thrdbndndn 3y agoBecause DeepL's quality, unfortunately, is still miles behind ChatGPT. Especially when the target language isn't English. I can read some Japanese, so I know it when it's very off. It often translates thing into totally opposite meanings, or omit entire sentence within a long paragraph. I trust broken results in Google Translate more than DeepL's when it comes to Japanese, as it's at least more literal. DeepL also has an infamous issue where when you live-update your input (by adding more sentences), it will repeat the same sentence over and over again. You have to restart from scratch to avoid this issue.
- probably_wrong 3y ago> Because DeepL's quality, unfortunately, is still miles behind ChatGPT. Especially when the target language isn't English. I think this is language-dependent. DeepL is a German company and, in my experience, their German translations are way better than Google's.
- pil0u 3y agoI switched from DeepL to ChatGPT the moment DeepL introduced a paywall after some usage. But honestly, I really liked DeepL, it always worked well and far better than Google Translate for my use cases.