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That's an awesome feature. I think one of the worst possible outcomes of machine translation is something that ends up being accidentally offensive, and this is

That's an awesome feature. I think one of the worst possible outcomes of machine translation is something that ends up being accidentally offensive, and this is a smart way to mitigate that.

fl7305 3y ago
> one of the worst possible outcomes of machine translation is something that ends up being accidentally offensive The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy claims the opposite: "Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation."
SoftTalker 3y ago
Or maybe we'll finally come around to the idea that being offended by words doesn't make a lot of sense.
- hiatus 3y ago
  This will happen at the same time we stop being uplifted by words, or moved by them, or brought to tears by them, or fall in love over them.
- madeofpalk 3y ago
  I'm sure you can understand why translating "I love you" to "I love you, bitch" is probably undesierable.