A former developer at Warhorse Studios alleges he was fired from his translator role yesterday and will be replaced by AI.

  • 11111one11111@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    If your only skillset is being a translator, you shouldve been looking to switch careers a decade ago. AI or no AI, technology was bound to replace this role eventually. Im surprised it took this long.

    • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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      17 hours ago

      I swear, the sheer amount of dumb shit I read in Lemmy makes me think this place is a true Reddit replacement. Even in its worst aspects.

      Have you ever tried to translate anything more complex than a single paragraph? No, you didn’t, otherwise you wouldn’t be assuming “tech iz replacin translturz lmao”. Do it. By machine and then by hand. Then compare both things; even an amateur can pull out something way better than any machine translator does, provided the amateur in question is proficient in both source and target languages. Then re-read your own comment and enjoy facepalming at yourself.

    • rockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafe
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      15 hours ago

      AI translator can’t even handle two-line memes half the time. Because you need deep understanding of the culture and the context even for simplest jokes to be translated appropriately - if it’s even possible to convey it close enough in another language.

      If your only skillset was being a translator (or, in fact, any skill), you wouldn’t have posted a take this uninformed.