[Lgpolicy] Translators are losing jobs to AI that produces "consistently mediocre results"

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

Boing Boing

Translators are losing jobs to AI that produces "consistently mediocre
results"

Analysis suggests a 70% chance of automation for interpreters and
translators. Rates for AI post-editing have cratered to 50-70% of what
human translation used to pay — typically $0.05-$0.15 per word compared to
$0.15-$0.30 for human work. Many translators describe a dramatic disruption
in wages and working conditions since OpenAI's rise.

Full story:
https://boingboing.net/2026/01/25/translators-are-losing-jobs-to-ai-that-produces-consistently-mediocre-results.html
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/lgpolicy-list/attachments/20260126/e32f560a/attachment.htm>
-------------- next part --------------

_______________________________________________
Lgpolicy mailing list
Lgpolicy at lists.mail.umbc.edu
https://lists.mail.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/lgpolicy