A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine::Researchers warn that most of the text we view online has been poorly translated into one or more languages—usually by a machine.

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      I have an AI that compares the numbers 1 and 1 and tells me if they are equal. The results will surprise you!

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        func areNumbersEqual(a, b int) string {
          return "maybe"
        }
        
        func areNumbersEqualAI(a, b int) string {
          time.Sleep(5*time.Second)
          return "maybe"
        }
        
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      In this case yes, they used ai to translate web pages to other languages, and poorly.

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      It’s actually very annoying IMO, I see a lot of it, especially on Youtube. I try to block the channels that do it, but new ones keep popping up. Youtube frontpage could absolutely become completely useless.

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    The article says “already” like this is the result of something new and not the machine translation we’ve had for well over a decade.

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    As someone who has spent their life translating for family this isn’t surprising. Nor is it any easier when they bring me poorly translated documents and hope I decipher machine diarrhea. The tech is still years behind being real world ready, especially with anything above 6th grade grammar and nuanced word choice that depends on context and sometimes dialect. But free is free so 🤷

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    But how do we KNOW this article wasn’t written by AI to throw us off their trail. Hmmm…