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| | | | | People who know everything | Mar 24, 2025 |
As write this, 37.2% of the votes cast are for "Of course!".
That's a disappointingly high percentage of people who think they know better than everybody else, and would take it upon themselves to prevent the use of AI in, for example, better cervical cancer screening.
I suppose this is the same kind of person that rejects such things as vaccination programmes, thus contribu... See more As write this, 37.2% of the votes cast are for "Of course!".
That's a disappointingly high percentage of people who think they know better than everybody else, and would take it upon themselves to prevent the use of AI in, for example, better cervical cancer screening.
I suppose this is the same kind of person that rejects such things as vaccination programmes, thus contributing to the resurgence of child deaths from measles in the US and elsewhere. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Lieven Malaise 
Belgium
Local time: 05:24
Member (2020)
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Of course not. Like virtually all other technology AI has a lot of benefits apart from several downsides.
People are horribly selfish.
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Environmentally, it's a catastrophe, never mind the effect it's having on people's livelihoods.
I don't think that opinion is selfish.
[Edited at 2025-03-24 08:52 GMT]
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Liena V.
Latvia
Local time: 06:24
Member (2014)
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"Of course!" was a tempting option, but I have to admit it can be useful in science. Maybe if we narrow it down to certain uses or fields of activity, but it is not like I would ever have any real power to affect it. As the saying goes, there is no harm in dreaming.
| | | | IrinaN (X)
United States
Local time: 22:24
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| Everyone who? | Mar 24, 2025 |
Translators? Humans?
It's truly amazing what difference a properly asked question can do to responses and reactions.
This seems to be a skill Proz polls are missing persistently.
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I assumed that 'everyone' meant 'everyone' i.e. all humans. It's a wider issue than just its effect on translators.
| | | | | Why would anyone want it disappear? | Mar 24, 2025 |
I selected 'Never' without hesitation because I truly don’t understand what’s so horrible about it that it should disappear. It’s up to you whether you use it or not, but why would you want it to disappear for everyone? I mainly use it for research purposes, and it’s a great tool. There are certain issues with it, but it’s progressing rapidly. I don’t see any serious problems with AI.
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Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 05:24
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IrinaN wrote:
Translators? Humans?
It's truly amazing what difference a properly asked question can do to responses and reactions.
This seems to be a skill Proz polls are missing persistently.
They may be AI-generated poll questions? They certainly lack creativity and precision, it somehow reminds me of AI.
| | | | Sandra Boca
Italy
Local time: 05:24
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"It depends!" would have been a perfect option!
IrinaN wrote:
Translators? Humans?
It's truly amazing what difference a properly asked question can do to responses and reactions.
This seems to be a skill Proz polls are missing persistently.
| | | | IrinaN (X)
United States
Local time: 22:24
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| But this is a poll for the professional translator community | Mar 24, 2025 |
Rachel Waddington wrote:
I assumed that 'everyone' meant 'everyone' i.e. all humans. It's a wider issue than just its effect on translators.
I can't read OP's mind to be that sure.
| | | | Lieven Malaise
Belgium
Local time: 05:24
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| Deleted because question already answered. | Mar 24, 2025 |
[Bijgewerkt op 2025-03-24 11:20 GMT]
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No, I wouldn't.
I would make disappear the mindset of certain agencies.
AI isn't the real problem. It's how some agencies exploit it to cut costs while disregarding quality and fair compensation for human translators.
If anything should disappear, it’s that mindset of undervaluing professionals.
| | | | | Instead, I'd stage an eye-opening AI fail story | Mar 24, 2025 |
And put it on the news worldwide, to tone down the hype. And I'd specifically ban AI for TikTokers who bombard the bot daily with requests like "make me a video of this object looking like this character from this cartoon and flexing to this tune played in this style." Just made up the whole scenario; I don't watch TikTok. Maybe you should also ban it for anyone who scores below a certain IQ threshold... no, that's not feasible, IQ scores don't amount to anything. The sad part is that banning is... See more And put it on the news worldwide, to tone down the hype. And I'd specifically ban AI for TikTokers who bombard the bot daily with requests like "make me a video of this object looking like this character from this cartoon and flexing to this tune played in this style." Just made up the whole scenario; I don't watch TikTok. Maybe you should also ban it for anyone who scores below a certain IQ threshold... no, that's not feasible, IQ scores don't amount to anything. The sad part is that banning is the only viable method of dealing with AI uses we mere mortals consider to be "unethical": modern ethics is ultimately about what's right for people with big money. Sadder still, the set of people with big money overlaps considerably with the set of people who are in a position to ban anything, so why should they be banning something that has the potential to bring them even bigger money, in ways "ethical" or "unethical"? So, there's no hope ▲ Collapse
| | | | | What's so horrible about AI? | Mar 24, 2025 |
Danylo Kravchuk wrote:
I selected 'Never' without hesitation because I truly don’t understand what’s so horrible about it that it should disappear. It’s up to you whether you use it or not, but why would you want it to disappear for everyone? I mainly use it for research purposes, and it’s a great tool. There are certain issues with it, but it’s progressing rapidly. I don’t see any serious problems with AI.
If you really don't understand 'what's so horrible about AI' I suggest you do some research about the risks and downsides, which go far beyond the impact it is having on translators (which is significant in itself), and include existential risks to humanity.
Have a read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/06/02/the-15-biggest-risks-of-artificial-intelligence/
I don't deny there are positives as well as negatives, but I think that anyone who can't see any serious problems with AI hasn't really done much serious reading/thinking about the subject.
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