The translation industry was transformed way back in the 1990\u2019s with the introduction of machine translation. Then, machine and human translation started to coexist. But, did that make human translators any less important? Did they cease to exist?<\/p>\n
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Not really. Any graphic designer will tell you that 30% of their work spins around modifying another graphic designer\u2019s blunders. It\u2019s a similar plight for human translators; almost a third of their work is amending the errors a machine translation tool makes.<\/p>\n
Translation is usually seen as an unnecessary issue that should ideally be resolvable, without incurring any cost or time. Machine translation promises instant, free translation. Consequently, most companies resort to machine translations, owing to their inadequate training budgets. But, does that meet the company\u2019s standards? It doesn\u2019t necessarily mean accurate and consistent translation.<\/p>\n
For any company with a global reach, translation is necessary to deliver training. Therefore, it doesn\u2019t come as a surprise that when offered a free technical solution with the shortest lead time, people usually go in for machine aided translation without looking at the outcome.<\/p>\n
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