Translation Blog

The Translator’s Buddy — Issue #3

My dentist has never asked me to recommend him. Not once. Six years. He fixed a cracked molar at 9 PM on a Sunday, for free — I still don’t know how he picked up the phone. He’s brilliant. I’d happily tell every person I know. 🦷 But he never asked. So I never did. Turns out this is not just my dentist’s problem. A Texas Tech University study found that 83% of satisfied customers are willing to refer a business — but...

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So how does AI actually translate?

Theory John Searle, a philosophy guy from back in 1980, devised an odd but compelling thought experiment. The Chinese Room is its name. Consider someone imprisoned in a room with a massive rulebook. Though they can follow the guidelines to match symbols and give back flawless Chinese responses, they cannot understand Chinese. From the outside, they seem to know. but inside? Not at all clear. Just symbol-shuffling. Searle's point is A machine may seem intelligent, but that...

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