#translators — Public Fediverse posts

Even before the advent of LLMs, translation was a precarious profession, literary translators were at the lower end. Insights into the markets in GB, France, and Germany. The article shows why humans are better than LLM but also that companies prefer the cheap way, degrading humans to badly paid proof readers. In #science as well as in #literature. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/08/being-human-helps-despite-rise-of-ai-is-there-still-hope-for-europes-translators

#translation #translators #bookstodon #LLM #editors #editing #jobsInDanger

Emprender no tiene que ser un camino solitario. En las cooperativas, el esfuerzo individual se transforma en éxito compartido. En nuestra comunidad de traductores, cooperativismo significa:

🤝 Transparencia: comunicación clara y sin burocracia
👍 Sinergia: apoyo y colaboración en proyectos de gran volumen o complejidad
🙌 Respaldo: estabilidad y crecimiento con riesgos distribuidos
👏 Dignidad: tarifas justas y remuneraciones a tiempo, independientemente del ciclo de pago del cliente
🤙 Libertad: flexibilidad y confianza fundamentadas en la responsabilidad mutua

📲 Sigue a @traducoop para ver más sobre traducción, interpretación y cooperativismo. :TwinPines:

#WorkerCoop #Translators #Interpreters #T9N #1NT #L10N #LSP #Solidaridad #Cooperativas #PuertoRico #MastodonPR

microsoft released some kind of study of the professions that will be most impacted by #AI tools

there's a lot to take issue with here (mathematicians? historians? data scientists?) but the some of the entries are pretty undeniable (e.g. #translators, marketers)

#historians #mathematicians #CNC #datascience #datascientist #MSFT

::Zen mode:: 🧘💅🏻

TRADUCOOP wishes a happy International Translation Day to all our colleagues in Puerto Rico and around the world! 🇵🇷🌎✍️🎧

For more information about our services and credentials, visit our website and follow @traducoop on socials. 🐙📖🌲🌲

#DíaInternacionalDeLaTraducción #InternationalTranslationDay #DíaDelTraductor #TranslatorsDay #Translators #Traductores #Interpreters #Intérpretes #PuertoRico #Cooperativas #WorkerCoops #T9N #Namaste #UjjayiBreath #ChakrasAligned #ZenMode

Question for my fellow #translators: Do you find yourself, either consciously or unconsciously, using the em dash less frequently, for fear your copy could be mistaken for AI-generated content?

*raises hand*

*shakes fist*
#xl8
#AI
#translationfreelancer
#translate

I'm looking for a transliteration tool for English words to Thai pronunciation, as Thai has a phonetic alphabet.

I'm learning Thai and my MIL wants to learn English so I want to make flashcard/post it's that show
the English word : LIGHT
the Thai pronunciation of LIGHT: ________
The Thai word for LIGHT: แสงสว่าง
The English phonetic of แสงสว่าง: S̄æng s̄ẁāng

Any #linguists #polyglots or #translators or #thai speakers that could help me out? Please boost until we find each other. Thanks!

→ Turkey’s translators are training the AI tools that will replace them
https://restofworld.org/2025/turkeys-translators-training-ai-replacements/

“The trends are global. In November, the Netherlands’ largest publisher announced it would use AI to translate certain books, with humans only involved in light edits. In the UK, over a third of 12,500 translators said they have lost work to machines.”

#Turkey #training #AI #replace #global #Netherlands #AI #translate #books #humans #UK #translators #work #machines

This virtual workshop will discuss: *common issues in handling right-to-left and left-to-right text *tips & strategies for overcoming challenges with existing translation tools and *how Bidi text functionality is implemented & supported across platforms 💻Register Now: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9817347089794/WN_xFMxBi7GTq2tCOTY083ckA
#Linguists #Localization #Translators #Unicode #Bidi #Unicode

I'm getting ready to go to the American Literary Translators Association conference in Milwaukee. I'm looking forward to the "Cold Beers, Cold Readings" event, with performances of scenes from recently translated stage plays. (I'm bringing a scene from my English translation of "In It for the Dough.") I'll also be on a panel about using CAT software in literary translation.

#translation #translators #ALTA47 #TheaterTranslation #CATtools #LiteraryTranslation

Happy International Translation Day! High-quality translations between languages drive global commerce and make world literature possible, enabling a great author in one country to inspire a writer in another land whose work then influences authors elsewhere, in an endless exchange of creativity and inspiration.

Well-crafted, artful translations, performed by skilled human beings, make all of that possible. Hats off to my fellow translators! 😃

#InternationalTranslationDay #translation #translations #translators #WorldLiterature #InternationalCommerce

Happy International Translation Day! High-quality translations between languages drive global commerce and make world literature possible, enabling a great author in one country to inspire a writer in another land whose work then influences authors elsewhere, in an endless exchange of creativity and inspiration.

Hats off to my fellow translators! 😃

#InternationalTranslationDay #translation #translations #translators #WorldLiterature #InternationalCommerce

TRADUCOOP congratulates José Carlos Bonilla Martín on his new role in our community! 🙌🥳

#jcbTranslations #TraducoopPR #Traductores #Translators #CertifiedTranslations #WorkerCoops #Cooperativas #Equidad #Democracia #LanguageJustice #PuertoRico #MastodonPR

The talk "Intermediaries, #Translators, and #Mediators. The Making of World #Authorship" will take place at the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (#KWI @kwi_essen) on September 10, 2024.

📌Further Information:
https://www.avldigital.de/de/vernetzen/details/event/intermediaries-translators-and-mediators-the-making-of-world-authorship/ #fidavlnews #LiteratureTranslation #WorldLiterature @litstudies @germanistik @italianstudies

#Documentary #Film with #Tacoma ties asks: What if the #Bible was never meant to #demonize #gay #people?

“1946: The #Mistranslation That Shifted #Culture” takes a look at how the word “#homosexual” was added to the #Bible by a #team of #translators and the #harm it’s done since then.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Movies #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article290248579.html

This is true! 📚🐙💻

> *You can work as efficiently as in the office. People know that this is viable and that the environment has a lot of benefits.*

Study on return-to-office mandates gets international attention | University Times | University of Pittsburgh

https://www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/study-return-office

#RemoteFirst #WFH #Freelance #Translators #WorkerOwned #Coop

I'm on my way home from the American Literary Translators Association conference, an amazingly friendly gathering: 400 people who, rather than treat their colleagues as competitors, are supportive of each other and share their knowledge and experience. I recommend the event to fellow LT professionals! 😀

#translation #translators #TranslatorsLife #LiteraryTranslation #conferences #ALTA46

Calling all #multilingual writers +#translators — a new lit mag/project, manywor(l)ds, is interested in your work! We welcome year-round subs of any genre that experiment with multi-, trans- and inter-lingualism, esp. writers who don’t yet have a strong presence in the anglosphere. Comp: $10 for unpublished work.

If this is you, email manyworlds dot place at gmail.

find us: www.manyworlds.place !

@litsubmissions @litodons #translation #litodons #litmag @translators

Another good place to find #editorial pros to hire or #contract with is the Book Publishing Freelancers from Diverse Communities Database: https://publishers.ca/diverse-freelancers-database/ . #Bookstodon #books #publishing #editing #editors #proofreaders #translators #indexers #freelancers #employees

Are you looking to hire #editorial pros or #contract with them? Check out the Editors of Color Database: https://editorsofcolor.com/database/ . #Bookstodon #editing #editors #proofreaders #translators #indexers #freelancers #employees