[audio only] Machine Translation: To MT or Not To MT

Today we would like to get into a controversial subject: Machine Translation.

We are all very familiar with the doom and gloom associated with the use of technology when it comes to language services. Many people who don't understand how language technology works mistakenly think that software, apps, or even robots will soon replace translators in the near future.

Considering that, we came across an interesting article that highlights the positive aspects of this technology by arguing how neural machine translation, or NMT, isn't our enemy. We reached out to the author, Joachim Lépine, a French-to-English translator based in Quebec, and asked for his authorization to bring his article to Translation Confessional. Joachim not only authorized us to bring you his article, but he also sat down with Rafa to talk about his approach to MTs when he works on his own translation projects, and how he helps his translation students interact with MT as well.

Here's a link to his original article: https://tinyurl.com/NMT-joachim. For more information on Joachim's background and training programs, visit his website.

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