Category: Machine Translation
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Meta’s Auto-Translation Error: What are the Dangers of Blind Machine Translation?
In July 2025, global technology company Meta came under intense scrutiny after its automatic translation tool produced a grievous error that momentarily declared a sitting Indian chief minister dead. The incident — which involved translation from Kannada to English — serves as a cautionary tale about the limitations of automated translation and makes us aware…
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Introducing LegalTranslation.ai – Free, Confidential Translations Designed for Solicitors
Most free translation tools store user input, sometimes indefinitely, to improve their services. That may be fine for the average user, but as regulated professionals we must ensure we do not compromise our clients’ personal or commercially sensitive data. Using those tools for legal documents — even as a “first draft” — can put your…
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Machine Translation Tools can be up to over 90% accurate
Machine Translation Tools can be up to over 90% accurate; however, they can also be as low as 55% accurate.
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The future of translation? Humans and machines in harmony
AI translations have improved markedly in the last 10 years. So-called “Machine learning” algorithms mimic the actions of the human brain’s neurons and form connections between pieces of information, improving the outputs over time.