Machine Translation

In case you were wondering, after reading last week's blog, how likely it is that machines will soon replace human translators, we decided to share this lighthearted article demonstrating just how far MT technology still has to come before it could possibly replace humans in translation.  There are lots more examples in the article, but a few gems are below.

You may have heard that professional translators use electronic means to help them in their translation. Perhaps you're thinking, "If even translators use computers to translate, why shouldn't I?" Here's why.

Try this on for size. The next time you are on Google Translate, try translating “Green Energy” into any language that you are familiar with. Energia Verde, طاقة خضرا؛ “Taaqah KhDraa”, Зеленая энергия… these all mean literally “Green Energy”, don’t they? The only problem is, we are talking about Clean, Renewable Energy, not green eggs and ham. It may be good for a laugh, but hardly understood by a target audience.