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I’m all about making things a bit more awesome, and I've got some cool stuff to share from DevLearn 🤖🖥️
Ever struggle with sourcing translators that can do voice over? Or do you end up with translations that have just been fed through Google Translate, with sometimes hilarious results?
OK, I need to address the fact that the subheading line is a lie. In some languages when translated literally, awesome is a throwback to its original meaning which kinda makes it not a good thing.
Did you know… New Zealand is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world? We have more than 200 different ethnicities within our communities, and a quarter of all people who call New Zealand home were born overseas.
It’s a bold claim for sure.
So how do you get yourself a translation without completely missing the cultural context?
Well, there’s a tool for that. Turns out there are quite a few actually. I played with no less than 14 AI translation tools!
Here are 4 of the ones that I played with that I rated (in no particular order):
Yes, the tools are powerful but my number one tip would be not to cut people out of your translation process. If you go AI-only, you may lose the context or even cross into that uncanny valley.
Ka rawe! 🎉 But not đáng sợ 😱 😉
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