[Lgpolicy] AI Translation is Jeopardizing Afghan Asylum Claims

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

Rest of World

AI Translation is Jeopardizing Afghan Asylum Claims

The stakes for getting translations right can be grave for asylum seekers
filling out applications. “One of the things that we see frequently is
pointing to small technicalities on asylum applications,” Ariel Koren, the
founder of Respond Crisis Translation, told Rest of World. “That’s why you
need human attentiveness. The machine, it can be your friend that you use
as a helper, but if you’re using that as the ultimate [solution], if that’s
where it starts and ends, you’re going to fail this person.”

Full story:
https://restofworld.org/2023/ai-translation-errors-afghan-refugees-asylum/
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