Specific translation errors revealed
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The researcher provides concrete examples: AI translated the word "thongs" as G-strings (underwear) instead of flip-flops; Chinese verbs lacking tense markers cause AI to select wrong tense when translating to English; ambiguous sentences receive incorrect interpretation despite grammatical correctness.
“In one translation I reviewed, an international student described Australian professors as laid back because they wore thongs to class. AI interpreted "thongs" as G-strings (underwear) rather than flip-flops (footwear).”
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And that's probably not counting obscure languages. "Some of the mistakes in AI translation come from a lack of learning data, insufficient prompts, or even hallucinations." "Other errors reflect something more fundamental: the inherent complexity and flexibility of human language, and the linguistic or cultural differences between two languages."…
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