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Human translation and AI: choosing by purpose

A tool's suitability depends on the document, risk, privacy, and the level of review required.

Where tools may help

Automated tools may support orientation, draft exploration, and certain internal workflows. Their usefulness varies by language pair, domain, source quality, and downstream control.

Questions to answer first

  • Can the content be processed in the selected tool without compromising privacy?
  • Which errors would have material consequences?
  • Who will check names, figures, omissions, terminology, and fitness for purpose?
  • Who assumes responsibility for the final version?

Professional value lies in review, context, accountability, and fitness for purpose—not in claiming that a technology always succeeds or always fails.

Sources

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