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I find that meta’s translations are very poor compared to others, at least for relatively obscure languages, which I figured was relevant considering the articl
by stingraycharles 7mo ago
I find that meta’s translations are very poor compared to others, at least for relatively obscure languages, which I figured was relevant considering the article.
Google Translate is a good default, but LLMs are really good at translations, as they’re better capable at understanding context and providing culturally appropriate translations.
(I live in Cambodia where they speak Khmer)
- smallerize 7mo ago*they're (Sorry I had to)
- stingraycharles 7mo agoI could have sworn I edited it! I did notice myself as well, but thanks for the correction.
- tomrod 7mo ago*ពួកគេគឺជា
- djsamseng 7mo agoHello from Siem Reap, Cambodia! Awesome to see a fellow tech enthusiast from Cambodia. I actually found Facebook’s translations pretty good (better than Google Translate for things longer than a sentence). From my understanding of Khmer, Khmer is a bit more verbose and context dependent, hence LLMs in Khmer would be a big help understand those nuances. In the inverse case (LLMs generating khmer from English) I heard from locals that it sounds formal and “robotic” which I found quite interesting.
- pseudocomposer 7mo agoKagi Translate is fantastic. Multilingual support is honestly one of the best things about LLMs, imo.
- yellow_lead 7mo agoIt's not even good for Chinese
- ks2048 7mo agoSo, LLMs are noticeably better in Khmer than Google Translate? I wonder why Google Translate doesn't use Gemini under-the-hood. Perhaps it's more prone to hallucinations. I'm interested in find some thorough testing of translations on different LLMs vs Translation APIs.
- pattilupone 7mo agoThere's a dropdown on Google Translate that lets you choose "Advanced" mode or "Classic" mode. Advanced mode uses Gemini but it's only available for select languages.