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[Article] Does the Light Novel Translation Process Need AI? (www.animenewsnetwork.com)

submitted 6 days ago by ludrol@bookwyr.me to c/lightnovels@ani.social

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[–] Mercuri@ani.social 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I agree. When AI screws things up, it screws it up spectacularly bad. I think AI could be used to check ones work so we don't get typos in translations but claiming that "AI does it in an afternoon" is a myth. Sure, AI could spit out something in an afternoon but someone would still have to validate it. There's a reason we wait for and pay for official translations rather than shove it into an AI translator ourselves.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I think AI could be used to check ones work so we don’t get typos in translations

It's great you mentioned this, because I forgot to do it: AI is a great proofreader. Specially if you're going to send the stuff to an actual = human proofreader later on; it means they won't need to pay attention to spelling or grammar, they can focus better on meaning and style.