#also PLEASE don't assume that everyone who speaks a language can translate especially audiovisual content
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every time you think a machine can translate/transcribe, watch a movie and think again
one profession that does need better gatekeeping is people who write or translate subtitles. brother that is not what was said.
#audiovisual translator here!#this is a huge problem that obviously is tied to capitalism#to no one's surprise streaming services and film industries try their best to substitute workers with ai#and translation/subtitling/dubbing/all audiovisual activities are taking a huge punch to the gut#series and movies are being subtitled with machines and AV translators are told to work with that material#instead of doing it properly from the start#obviously anyone who consumes the content can tell but for the suits it doesn't matter#also PLEASE don't assume that everyone who speaks a language can translate especially audiovisual content#there's way more than meets the eye#non fandom#translation#subtitling#audiovisual translation#hells rants#things to keep in mind#fuck ai
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