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Would like to point out that professional translation has been under pressure for much longer than AI. I have friends that made a descent buck 20-30 years ago
by pipo234 8mo ago
Would like to point out that professional translation has been under pressure for much longer than AI.
I have friends that made a descent buck 20-30 years ago translating technical documents like car manuals. Over the years, prices fell from quarters per words to fractions of a cent.
And even though machine translation was barely existent, tools were used to argue higher productivity and therefore lower prices.
- vunderba 8mo agoThis. Google, when it went to a more neural-based translation system about a decade ago, along with DeepL put a serious dent in translation work - particularly around gigs that don't require extremely rigorous accuracy like legal or medical. Several of my friends who used to work full-time as translators are now supplementing their income with side jobs like foreign language teaching, proofreading, and similar work.