Gábor Bella to The Guardian on AI Translators

On September 7, 2023, The Guardian published an article about the risks and limitations of AI translation tools used by U.S. migration agencies.

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The newspaper features insights from Garbor Bella, a member of our Data Scientia community. According to the scholar, these tools fall short of capturing linguistic diversity and interpreting cultural nuances crucial for accurate translation.

Language is more than a series of words and their meanings; it’s a means to express cultural identity, and it’s how many communities make sense of the world.

Despite these obstacles, Garbor Bella remains optimistic about AI language translators. He believes language diversity can help overcome these challenges and promote equal opportunities. The researcher believes it can be implemented through data catalogs based on cross-lingual lexical semantics. Catalogs can be created by engaging professionals and native speakers worldwide.

Keywords: language, translation, AI-powered translators, artificial intelligence, linguistic diversity, catalog, culture, migration, cross-lingual lexical semantics, interview