BBC: AI translators still fail on legal and medical texts

BBC examines the risks of machine translation: Google Translate now handles a trillion words a month, while direct sales of translation systems are estimated at $1.4bn. According to OKA, 27% of AI-generated text is corrected before publication and 5-6% of errors change the meaning.

• Google Translate processes one trillion words a month
• Direct machine translation sales hit $1.4bn a year
• OKA: 27% of AI text corrected, 5-6% of errors alter meaning
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