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Maria Laura Curzi
Maria Laura Curzi
Argentina
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Don't tell anyone, but we already knew it Jan 31

Of course, translators do so much more than just translating, especially in some areas, like literary translation, or literary transcreation, or marketing localization.

Just imagine how publishing meetings would be without the translator?
Imagine the author, the publisher, the proofreader, the illustrator, the designer, and the editor with an AI device/computer in a pre-publishing meeting.
How does the generative AI participate in brainstorming? What about prompts? Who would... See more
Of course, translators do so much more than just translating, especially in some areas, like literary translation, or literary transcreation, or marketing localization.

Just imagine how publishing meetings would be without the translator?
Imagine the author, the publisher, the proofreader, the illustrator, the designer, and the editor with an AI device/computer in a pre-publishing meeting.
How does the generative AI participate in brainstorming? What about prompts? Who would write them? How would it be so it can add a valuable view? How would humans know that the AI/computer replies aren't hallucinations that could jeopardize the book's selling or marketing?

Last year, VBK announced an AI translation trial. I guess we'll have to wait a few months for the sales numbers and readers' comments/reactions for the industry to realize the impact translators have far beyond the translation costs. ▲ Collapse


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