{"id":617329,"date":"2024-04-18T14:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T11:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/4-in-10-translators-are-losing-work-to-ai-they-want-remuneration\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T14:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T11:54:02","slug":"4-in-10-translators-are-losing-work-to-ai-they-want-remuneration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/4-in-10-translators-are-losing-work-to-ai-they-want-remuneration\/","title":{"rendered":"#4 in 10 translators are losing work to AI. They want remuneration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40870e74bd9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40870e74bd9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/4-in-10-translators-are-losing-work-to-ai-they-want-remuneration\/#The_AI_translation_boom\" >The AI translation boom<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/4-in-10-translators-are-losing-work-to-ai-they-want-remuneration\/#Changing_demands_for_translators\" >Changing demands for translators<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2024%2F04%2FUntitled-design-4-1.jpg&amp;signature=0d19d09a7f0185867655fb5bb636c07d\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI threatens to decimate the translation profession, according to a new survey by a British union.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost four in ten translators (36%) said they\u2019ve already lost work due to generative AI. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly half of them (43%) said the tech has decreased their income.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They fear far worse is to come. O<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ver three-quarters of translators (77%) believe GenAI will negatively impact future income from their creative work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The survey was conducted by <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.societyofauthors.org\/2024\/04\/11\/soa-survey-reveals-a-third-of-translators-and-quarter-of-illustrators-losing-work-to-ai\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">the Society of Authors (SoA)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the UK\u2019s largest trade union for translators, writers, and illustrators.\u00a0<\/span>SoA said the livelihoods of translators are at risk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2024- 2for1 offer this week only!<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss out on the world-class speakers. Secure your 2for1 tickets before 23 April.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To protect them, the union wants GenAI developers to commit to consent, remuneration, and transparency measures. SoA has also called for government enforcement of the measures.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNo one expects generative AI to be un-invented, and we all know its potential to be a powerful and useful tool,\u201d said Nicola Solomon, the outgoing SoA chief executive. \u201cBut it is not too late to ensure that it is developed and used ethically, and within existing copyright frameworks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>GenAI developers, however, may have a different view.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_AI_translation_boom\"><\/span>The AI translation boom<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The job fears come amid immense improvements in machine translation (MT). Recent progress in AI has rapidly advanced the capabilities of MT services, which now threaten to upend <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atanet.org\/advocacy-outreach\/ata-statement-on-employee-or-independent-contractor-classification-under-the-fair-labor-standards-act\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$65bn translation industry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Translate provides a notable example. On launch, the service used a statistical model that provided mixed results. After upgrading to an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">artificial neural network in 2016, the translation quality rapidly improved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>These developments have created a thriving pool of European MT startups. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Led by<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">German unicorn DeepL<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 which claims to make the world\u2019s best AI translation software \u2014 the continent now regularly hosts breakthroughs in the sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent examples include a world-first translator for events from Switzerland\u2019s Interprefy and novel research on \u201cthe singularity\u201d from Italy\u2019s Translated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both companies have downplayed the threat they pose to human translators.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_demands_for_translators\"><\/span>Changing demands for translators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oddmund Braaten, Interprefy\u2019s CEO, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">told TNW<\/span> that machines still can\u2019t compete on complex linguistic tasks.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cInterpreters have the unique ability to adapt their translation to every scenario, as well as being able to paraphrase and interpret non-spoken information such as body language and tone of voice,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThese are qualities that AI simply cannot replicate and are especially important for higher-level communication such as board meetings, legal meetings, or diplomatic conversations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Translated\u2019s CEO, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marco Trombetti,<\/span>\u00a0makes a bolder claim. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">told TNW<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that his company\u2019s MT service was creating <em>more<\/em> demand for human professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll our customers who are deploying machine translation on a large scale are also spending more on human translation,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMachine translation is an enabler in that it creates more interactions between markets and users that were not in contact before. This generates business, and business generates higher-quality content that requires professionals.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trombetti also anticipates new jobs emerging for skilled linguists: training and fixing MT systems. True as that may be, it\u2019s unlikely to allay the fears of human translators. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Almost four in ten translators (36%) said they\u2019ve already lost work due to generative AI. Nearly half of them (43%) said the tech has decreased their income. They fear far worse is to come. 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