You don’t need a weatherman to tell which way the wind blows.

It’s not blowing in the direction assumed by the optimistic “AI cannot replace human translators” mantra still chanted by many translators, and it hasn’t been for some years. The numerous translators who have already been replaced can attest to that. The ones who are still sleepwalking need a weatherman.

Author: William Lise

I am a long-term (50-plus years) resident of Japan, and former electrical engineer, and I have been translating and interpreting for over four decades here in Japan.