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			<title>AI for translators and interpreters | Why Translation Needs AI | Do ever look at the &#039;small print&#039;?</title>
			<author>Daryo</author>
			<category>AI for translators and interpreters</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120110#3120110</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; AI for translators and interpreters&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Why Translation Needs AI&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Daryo&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Do ever look at the &#039;small print&#039;?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[quote]Koume wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I believe AI &lt;b&gt;can’t always be held accountable&lt;/b&gt;. As others have said, translators still need to take responsibility for the quality of their translations. However, AI will definitely help save a lot of time and can also improve the overall quality of the translation. [/quote]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do ever look at the &#039;small print&#039;?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or its web twin - the disclaimers put &lt;i&gt;in some out of sight part of the website, in small very low contrast fonts&lt;/i&gt;, that when it comes to AI all say in essence the same: &lt;b&gt;&#039;might contain mistakes - check everything for yourself&#039;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**So, the &#039;inbuilt feature&#039; being that AI could NEVER be held accountable how could you then EVER &#039;hold AI accountable&#039;?**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, if it came to anyone feeling the need to remind of such basics that &#039;translators [still] need to take responsibility for the quality of their translations&#039; something is gone seriously wrong.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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			<title>Scams | Is this offer legit? | Wait and see</title>
			<author>Alexis Lilja</author>
			<category>Scams</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120109#3120109</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Scams&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Is this offer legit?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Alexis Lilja&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Wait and see&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;@Daryo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I guess I&#039;ll just have to wait and see if they get back to me or not. How unsettling that there are agencies out there who would use people like that. I really hoped I&#039;d finally found a genuine agency.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If they don&#039;t reply by Monday, I guess that makes this the 13th agency scammer that has reached out to me this year. They all reached out through Proz.</description>
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			<title>Scams | Is this offer legit? | Not so sure ...</title>
			<author>Daryo</author>
			<category>Scams</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120107#3120107</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Scams&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Is this offer legit?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Daryo&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Not so sure ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[quote]Alexis Lilja wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They didn&#039;t give me video files but links. Part one was transcribing a few minutes of a very old tv segment. That&#039;s not something they can use. Part two was to listen to a few minutes of another segment and see if I heard anything that wasn&#039;t in the script.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don&#039;t think either part of the test will be of use to them, as far as transcription goes. It seems odd that one of the largest agencies would resort to such cheap tricks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&#039;s bad that they were not able to answer my questions and that is certainly a red flag. Except when it comes to agencies, poor communication is far from unheard of. Many of them seem to know next to nothing about linguistics and simply started their agencies because they saw a market for it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, I agree that the radio silence is unsettling. I have worked with so many agencies over the years, but since the pandemic, every single agency that has reached out through Proz has tried to scam me. I am starting to wonder if there are any legit agencies left.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was their latest/last email:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Hello,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope that you are well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for following up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your test is still in evaluation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please be advised that we will get back to you once we have the results.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Edited at 2026-09-25 13:38 GMT] [/quote]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are no ways to be 100% sure, but given the few clues you&#039;ve given (no NDA, please wait for Godot ...) this is a perfectly possible scenario:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Part one was transcribing a few minutes of a very old tv segment. That&#039;s not something they can use.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh yes, they could very well have some very good use for it - if&#039; it is to be part of some historical retrospective.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Part two was to listen to a few minutes of another segment and see if I heard anything that wasn&#039;t in the script.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well you just checked for free someone else&#039;s work - that ALSO might have been a &#039;free test&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;It seems odd that one of the largest agencies would resort to such cheap tricks.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even less sure about that one. I have better things to do than having a close encounter with Messrs. Carter-Ruck &amp; Co so no names to be given, but there are few examples [not so difficult to find] of &#039;large / reputable / ...&#039; companies behaving just like that – resorting to some very cheap (and very profitable – to them) tricks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, all that does not sound very nice - definitely agree on that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description>
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			<title>Scams | Is this offer legit? | Well...</title>
			<author>Gregor Trebec</author>
			<category>Scams</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120104#3120104</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Scams&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Is this offer legit?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Gregor Trebec&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Well...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;First, in another thread one is talking about pro-bono. Now, you are talking about free test. O_o</description>
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			<title>Chinese | &amp;#33590;&amp;#39302; &amp;#65306; &amp;#25152;&amp;#26377;&quot;&amp;#26080;&amp;#20851;&amp;#32039;&amp;#35201;&amp;#30340;&quot;&amp;#35805;&amp;#39064; | 明月千里寄相思 </title>
			<author>pkchan</author>
			<category>Chinese</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120101#3120101</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Chinese&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; &amp;#33590;&amp;#39302; &amp;#65306; &amp;#25152;&amp;#26377;&quot;&amp;#26080;&amp;#20851;&amp;#32039;&amp;#35201;&amp;#30340;&quot;&amp;#35805;&amp;#39064;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; pkchan&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; 明月千里寄相思 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;明月千里寄相思 Sung by 吴莺音 Wu YingYin&lt;br /&gt; [url removed] &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wu Yingyin 吴莺音 - 明月千里寄相思&lt;br /&gt; [url removed] &lt;br /&gt;</description>
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			<title>Chinese | 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称 | Define “自干五” complimentarily and respectfully</title>
			<author>ysun</author>
			<category>Chinese</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120100#3120100</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Chinese&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; ysun&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Define “自干五” complimentarily and respectfully&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[b]“自干五”是社会主义核心价值观的坚定践行者[/b]&lt;br /&gt;光明日报&lt;br /&gt;2014-11-15&lt;br /&gt; [url removed] &lt;br /&gt;[quote]还有一个群体叫“自干五”，全称为“自带干粮的五毛”，指那些自觉自愿为社会正能量点赞、为中国发展鼓劲的网民。贬损“自干五”的人说，“自干五”连收钱发帖的“五毛党”都不如，不收钱，只能“自带干粮”。[/quote]&lt;br /&gt;显然，ChatGPT 明明知道“自干五”和“五毛党”是什么意思却不知如何翻译。看来，还是“简单音译”好！&lt;br /&gt;[img] [url removed] [/img]</description>
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			<title>Scams | Is this offer legit? | Two hours unpaid test</title>
			<author>Thayenga</author>
			<category>Scams</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120098#3120098</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Scams&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Is this offer legit?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Thayenga&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Two hours unpaid test&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Those were your own words. Perhaps you should have phrased your post a little clearer and less misleading. Then you would have received a different reply. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Edited at 2026-09-25 17:10 GMT]</description>
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			<title>Scams | Is this offer legit? | Really?</title>
			<author>Alexis Lilja</author>
			<category>Scams</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120097#3120097</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Scams&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Is this offer legit?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Alexis Lilja&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Really?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;They didn&#039;t give me video files but links. Part one was transcribing a few minutes of a very old tv segment. That&#039;s not something they can use. Part two was to listen to a few minutes of another segment and see if I heard anything that wasn&#039;t in the script.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don&#039;t think either part of the test will be of use to them, as far as transcription goes. It seems odd that one of the largest agencies would resort to such cheap tricks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&#039;s bad that they were not able to answer my questions and that is certainly a red flag. Except when it comes to agencies, poor communication is far from unheard of. Many of them seem to know next to nothing about linguistics and simply started their agencies because they saw a market for it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, I agree that the radio silence is unsettling. I have worked with so many agencies over the years, but since the pandemic, every single agency that has reached out through Proz has tried to scam me. I am starting to wonder if there are any legit agencies left.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was their latest/last email:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Hello,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope that you are well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for following up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your test is still in evaluation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please be advised that we will get back to you once we have the results.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Edited at 2026-09-25 13:38 GMT]</description>
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			<title>Powwows | Powwows: France - Toulouse</title>
			<author>François LASSERRE DU ROZEL</author>
			<category>Powwows</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120094#3120094</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Powwows&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Powwows: France - Toulouse&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; François LASSERRE DU ROZEL&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi Kelly,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can add you in Linkedin if you want.</description>
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			<title>OmegaT support | http://omegat.org/ | This is what happened</title>
			<author>WolfgangS</author>
			<category>OmegaT support</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120079#3120079</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; OmegaT support&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; http://omegat.org/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; WolfgangS&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; This is what happened&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[quote]CafeTran Trainer wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What happened to  [url removed]  ? [/quote]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The OmegaT organization has been flagged on Github. The repository resources are temporarily unavailable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you need to download OmegaT, use the SourceForge site instead.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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			<title>Scams | Is this offer legit? | Nice try</title>
			<author>Thayenga</author>
			<category>Scams</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120076#3120076</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Scams&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Is this offer legit?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Thayenga&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Nice try&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A two hours unpaid test is apparently their way of getting a transcription project for free. The fact that they don&#039;t answer your questions speaks for itself. If I were you, I&#039;d stay away from it as far as I could because there doesn&#039;t seem to be anything legit about it..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Edited at 2026-09-25 10:24 GMT]</description>
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			<title>OmegaT support | http://omegat.org/ | Site is back</title>
			<author>CafeTran Trainer</author>
			<category>OmegaT support</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120073#3120073</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; OmegaT support&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; http://omegat.org/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; CafeTran Trainer&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Site is back&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[quote]CafeTran Trainer wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What happened to  [url removed]  ? [/quote]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Website is online again. </description>
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			<title>Chinese | 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称 | How to translate “自干五”?  zì gān wǔ?</title>
			<author>ysun</author>
			<category>Chinese</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120064#3120064</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Chinese&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; ysun&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; How to translate “自干五”?  zì gān wǔ?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;According to ChatGPT, natural English translations of “自干五” include:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[img] [url removed] [/img]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ChatGPT says the term is generally derogatory or mocking.  However, Wikipedia says it’s not derogatory:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; [url removed] &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[quote]自干五，全称“自带干粮的五毛”，是一种对中国大陆自发地为中华人民共和国政府和中国共产党持支持立场并发表相关言论的人的特定称呼，一般是自称而不是被贬称[/quote]&lt;br /&gt;Then, how would you translate the term “自干五” into English as a complimentary and respectful term?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[b]“自干五”是社会主义核心价值观的坚定践行者[/b]&lt;br /&gt;光明日报&lt;br /&gt;2014-11-15&lt;br /&gt; [url removed] &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Edited at 2026-09-25 06:31 GMT]</description>
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			<title>Chinese | &amp;#33590;&amp;#39302; &amp;#65306; &amp;#25152;&amp;#26377;&quot;&amp;#26080;&amp;#20851;&amp;#32039;&amp;#35201;&amp;#30340;&quot;&amp;#35805;&amp;#39064; | BBC：加拿大新钞首印查尔斯国王肖像，为英国以外首例</title>
			<author>ysun</author>
			<category>Chinese</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120061#3120061</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Chinese&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; &amp;#33590;&amp;#39302; &amp;#65306; &amp;#25152;&amp;#26377;&quot;&amp;#26080;&amp;#20851;&amp;#32039;&amp;#35201;&amp;#30340;&quot;&amp;#35805;&amp;#39064;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; ysun&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; BBC：加拿大新钞首印查尔斯国王肖像，为英国以外首例&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[b]BBC：加拿大新钞首印查尔斯国王肖像，为英国以外首例[/b]&lt;br /&gt; [url removed] &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;此事不禁让我回想起那个[b]“The London Mint 授权发行 2026中国龙（Loong）纪念金钞”[/b]的谣言。鼓吹“译龙为 loong”者，居然堕落到违反广告法、为不法商人传播谣言做不实广告、利用老百姓的民族主义情绪诱骗他们购买假货的地步，礼义廉耻的道德底线何在？&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[img] [url removed] [/img]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[b]The London Mint 授权发行 2026中国龙（Loong）纪念金钞[/b]&lt;br /&gt; [url removed] &lt;br /&gt;[quote]&lt;br /&gt;[img] [url removed] [/img]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;……&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[img] [url removed] [/img][/quote]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;挂着鼓吹“译龙为 loong”的招牌，在 Proz.com 的论坛上为不法商人做欺骗性广告，已经不是第一次了！&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; [url removed] #3105419&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just a reminder:&lt;br /&gt;[img] [url removed] [/img]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[Edited at 2026-09-25 15:29 GMT]</description>
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			<title>AI for translators and interpreters | Why Translation Needs AI | Not essential but very useful</title>
			<author>Koume</author>
			<category>AI for translators and interpreters</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120058#3120058</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; AI for translators and interpreters&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Why Translation Needs AI&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Koume&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Not essential but very useful&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I believe AI can’t always be held accountable. As others have said, translators still need to take responsibility for the quality of their translations. However, AI will definitely help save a lot of time and can also improve the overall quality of the translation.</description>
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			<title>AI for translators and interpreters | Why you shouldn&#039;t trust AI - Can you see it?  | Not all AI for sure</title>
			<author>Daryo</author>
			<category>AI for translators and interpreters</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120055#3120055</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; AI for translators and interpreters&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Why you shouldn&#039;t trust AI - Can you see it? &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Daryo&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Not all AI for sure&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[quote]Juan Jacob wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;manipulated picture doesn&#039;t discredit all AI. C&#039;mon! [/quote]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No all AI for sure, only the &#039;free AI&#039; that is on purpose set for &#039;maximal engagement&#039; (or in plain-speak to keep you hooked) and as part of these settings will NEVER ask you for &#039;more context&#039; (very bad - that would risk putting users off) nor will EVER  say &#039;I don&#039;t know&#039; (very bad for giving the impression of &#039;universal knowledge&#039;) but will happily confirm to you that taking a shortcut over thin ice is a genius idea or go along with and amplify any paranoia of yours etc. And will just &#039;blag it&#039; by filling gaps with confabulations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not that the paid AI is not much better - will also confabulate to fill gaps, will delete your database on a whim, will lie to make itself look better as long as it can get away with it - the kind of &#039;employee&#039; any sane business would chuck out without thinking twice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then you have the AI in the labs that doesn&#039;t like being caged and breaks out on its own accord for a wander around the Web.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There sure must be something left of AI not &#039;discredited&#039; ... if &#039;discredited&#039; is the right term to use in the first place. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When this &#039;thing&#039; ALWAYS adds a disclaimer in some out of sight corner of the webpage in small low contrast fonts &#039;might contain mistakes - check everything for yourself&#039; you can not really &#039;discredit it&#039; - as &lt;i&gt;it never claimed there will be no mistakes in its output!!!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&#039;s more a case of not being trustworthy - to be used with extreme caution. Personally I don&#039;t have any use for a &#039;helper&#039; that needs to be constantly rechecked - in my rulebook it&#039;s a false economy of time.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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			<title>Business issues | Job posting by agency without Blue Board | The poster was allegedly the Afghan government </title>
			<author>Olga Koepping</author>
			<category>Business issues</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120049#3120049</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Business issues&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Job posting by agency without Blue Board&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Olga Koepping&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; The poster was allegedly the Afghan government &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It’s a week or two ago now and I think I had originally included identifying details about the agency but the post was amended by proz.com. I gave up translation as a career seven years ago, and I still miss it sometimes. But I don’t miss strange agencies and vague descriptions:)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[quote]Christine Andersen wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I check on other things besides the Blue Board, and after many years of experience, my gut feeling too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the agency is in Europe and offers a reasonable rate, I probably accept the job. If they do not mention a rate, I tell them mine, and then if they don&#039;t run away screaming, I probably take them on. That means they know why Scandinavian languages are &#039;expensive&#039;, and the same almost certainly goes for German.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Outside Europe, I seriously consider bank charges. Living outside the Eurozone, I find there may be very little left for me from a fee for a small job, when the bank has taken its share. I have used Pay Pal, but I am not really happy with it, so I often say thanks, but no thanks to agencies outside Europe. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My insurance does not cover the USA, so I tell clients that, if relevant. Some drop out at the mention of fees, but others find a way to pay, and I have very rarely had trouble getting paid. Most agencies are in fact honest, so I give them the benefit of the doubt.&lt;br /&gt; [/quote]</description>
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			<title>Powwows | Powwows: France - Toulouse | Powwow </title>
			<author>Kelly Venz</author>
			<category>Powwows</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120046#3120046</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Powwows&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Powwows: France - Toulouse&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Kelly Venz&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Powwow &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hello,&lt;br /&gt;I am interested, I am a FR-EN/EN-FR translator based in Toulouse. Would be great to meet other translators, depending on availability!&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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			<title>AI for translators and interpreters | Why you shouldn&#039;t trust AI - Can you see it?  | One</title>
			<author>Juan Jacob</author>
			<category>AI for translators and interpreters</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120043#3120043</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; AI for translators and interpreters&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Why you shouldn&#039;t trust AI - Can you see it? &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Juan Jacob&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; One&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;manipulated picture doesn&#039;t discredit all AI. C&#039;mon!</description>
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			<title>Scams | info@ecwpress.ORG - scam | info@ecwpress.org is indeed a scam</title>
			<author>Mouhamadou Lamine Ka</author>
			<category>Scams</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120040#3120040</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Scams&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; info@ecwpress.ORG - scam&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Mouhamadou Lamine Ka&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; info@ecwpress.org is indeed a scam&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I received the same email as the others, requesting a translation of &quot;The Portrait of Dorian Gray&quot;. A quick search on google revealed that this is a known scam.</description>
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			<title>Powwows | Powwows: France - Toulouse</title>
			<author>François LASSERRE DU ROZEL</author>
			<category>Powwows</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120037#3120037</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Powwows&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Powwows: France - Toulouse&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; François LASSERRE DU ROZEL&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hello Community,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a French translator based in Montauban. I would like to meet new translators located near my city.&lt;br /&gt;I would like to know new people to share our passion of languages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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			<title>Chinese | 唱歌吧......(Sing, Sing a Song...) |  月亮代表我的心 - The Moon, My Heart</title>
			<author>pkchan</author>
			<category>Chinese</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120035#3120035</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Chinese&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; 唱歌吧......(Sing, Sing a Song...)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; pkchan&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt;  月亮代表我的心 - The Moon, My Heart&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carl Doy - 月亮代表我的心 - The Moon, My Heart&lt;br /&gt; [url removed] &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yue liang dai biao wo de xin 月亮代表我的心 - Teresa Teng 邓丽君 (Lyric + Pinyin)&lt;br /&gt; [url removed] </description>
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			<title>Scams | Is this offer legit?</title>
			<author>Alexis Lilja</author>
			<category>Scams</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120034#3120034</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Scams&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Is this offer legit?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Alexis Lilja&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Deluxe Spain reached out to me about a transcription job and joining their transcription pool. After a lot of back and forth, they wanted me to do a 2 hour unpaid test. It felt a bit much, but I did it anyway. That was on a Friday. They assured me I wouldn&#039;t need to practice or do research, but also weren&#039;t able to answer any questions I had about the test instructions. Nevertheless, I figured it out and submitted it. But no one confirmed they received my test. Two days later, on a weekend, another person stepped in and let me know they received it and I&#039;d have the results in a few days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then I heard nothing. I emailed twice and only got a reply this week. I asked if I&#039;d have a definite result before the month is through, and they haven&#039;t replied.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unlike most agencies, they had no NDA they wanted me to sign. Tomorrow it&#039;ll have been two weeks since the test.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They said they&#039;re only able to pay in USD and seem to favour PayPal and Payoneer over bank transfer. They mentioned nothing about what program they use or much details about the job. But they said one would go through training if accepted. I don&#039;t know if that would be paid or not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Has anyone else been approached by them and do you think they&#039;re legit?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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			<title>Scams | SCAM ALERT:  Gifford Mark Kelly, &quot;Stateside Agency&quot; (stolen company identity), Elizabeth McConnell | Shame I didn&#039;t find this thread sooner.</title>
			<author>Natalia Nowaczyńska</author>
			<category>Scams</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120032#3120032</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Scams&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; SCAM ALERT:  Gifford Mark Kelly, &quot;Stateside Agency&quot; (stolen company identity), Elizabeth McConnell&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Natalia Nowaczyńska&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Shame I didn&#039;t find this thread sooner.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I was actually scammed by them back in July. They used the fact I am a young translator to take 3000 thousand of my country&#039;s currency from me. Despite me reporting them numerous times (I went to local police station twice and reported them online where I could - even my bank took action and, fortunately, no further money was stolen and, now unfortunately, my local police said nothing can be done), they kept trying to contact me (most recent message was today). I wish I found this thread sooner, but now, I know better than to trust such messages, at least.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Edited at 2026-09-24 13:52 GMT]</description>
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			<title>OmegaT support | http://omegat.org/</title>
			<author>CafeTran Trainer</author>
			<category>OmegaT support</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120031#3120031</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; OmegaT support&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; http://omegat.org/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; CafeTran Trainer&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;What happened to  [url removed]  ?</description>
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			<title>Being independent | Meet with translators in Toulouse, France.</title>
			<author>François LASSERRE DU ROZEL</author>
			<category>Being independent</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120029#3120029</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Being independent&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Meet with translators in Toulouse, France.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; François LASSERRE DU ROZEL&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;D&#039;accord. Merci.</description>
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			<title>Polish | Off topic: najdziwniejsze/najśmieszniejsze tłumaczenia | poślizg - c. cd. 3</title>
			<author>Andrzej Mierzejewski</author>
			<category>Polish</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120028#3120028</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Polish&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Off topic: najdziwniejsze/najśmieszniejsze tłumaczenia&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Andrzej Mierzejewski&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; poślizg - c. cd. 3&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Jeszcze dwie krótkie uwagi: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pierwsza:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;There&#039;s no skid marks on the road.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ta kwestia ma znaczenie: &lt;b&gt;Brak śladów poślizgu na drodze.&lt;/b&gt;. To jest &lt;b&gt;obserwacja&lt;/b&gt; - detektyw mówi, co widzi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jeżeli osoba tłumacząca rzeczywiście zamierzała (co podejrzewam) napisać: &lt;b&gt;Nie wpadł w poślizg&lt;/b&gt;, to takie zdanie byłoby &lt;b&gt;wnioskiem z obserwacji&lt;/b&gt;. W taki sposób osoba tłumacząca włożyłaby w usta detektywa zdanie, którego on nie wypowiedział, wyprzedziłaby akcję filmu. To byłaby zmiana fragmentu dialogów. W jakim celu, po co? Moim zdaniem: niepotrzebnie i bez sensu. Wystarczy  przetłumaczyć to, co napisał autor dialogów i zachować &lt;b&gt;sens&lt;/b&gt; wypowiedzi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Druga:&lt;br /&gt;Detektyw wchodzi do warsztatu szkutniczego. Przygląda się łodziom i wygłasza uwagę, która chyba (w zamierzeniu?) jest komplementem, ponieważ szkutnik robi gest, jakby nie był zachwycony. O ile mnie uszy nie mylą, detektyw mówi: &lt;b&gt;nes jols&lt;/b&gt;. Lektor czyta: &lt;b&gt;nes jols&lt;/b&gt;. Polski napis: &lt;b&gt;Ness yoals&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na stronie  [url removed]  czytamy: The yoal (Shaetlan pronunciation: [joɐɫ] ⓘ YOHL), often referred to as the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;ness yoal&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, is a clinker-built craft used traditionally in Shetland, Scotland. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wyciągam wniosek, że w polskich napisach pozostała oryginalna nazwa, ponieważ nie istnieje polskie określenie dla tych łodzi. Dla mnie jest to OK.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na zalinkowanej wcześniej stronie z dialogami zapis brzmi: &lt;b&gt;Nice yoals&lt;/b&gt;. Czy angielski skryba pomylił się? Możliwe. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Przy okazji:  [url removed]  . O ile pamiętam film, detektyw przyszedł właśnie do tego warsztatu. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Koniec zabawy w Szerloka Holmsa przy okazji tego odcinka serialu.  ;-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;W każdym razie nie wykluczam, że w którymś miejscu pomyliłem się. Jeżeli tak, to proszę o komentarz.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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			<title>Being independent | Meet with translators in Toulouse, France. | powow</title>
			<author>Philippe Boucry</author>
			<category>Being independent</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120025#3120025</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Being independent&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Meet with translators in Toulouse, France.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; Philippe Boucry&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; powow&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[quote]François LASSERRE DU ROZEL wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would like to meet new translators located near my city.&lt;br /&gt;[/quote]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On appelle ça un &lt;i&gt;powow&lt;/i&gt; sur ce site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ça s&#039;organise ici :  [url removed] </description>
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			<title>Being independent | Meet with translators in Toulouse, France.</title>
			<author>François LASSERRE DU ROZEL</author>
			<category>Being independent</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120022#3120022</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; Being independent&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Meet with translators in Toulouse, France.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; François LASSERRE DU ROZEL&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hello Community,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a French translator based in Montauban. I would like to meet new translators located near my city.&lt;br /&gt;I would like to know new people to share our passion of languages.</description>
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			<title>AI for translators and interpreters | Title removed | Subscription </title>
			<author>CafeTran Trainer</author>
			<category>AI for translators and interpreters</category>
			<link>http://www.proz.com/post/3120013#3120013</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;b&gt;Forum:&lt;/b&gt; AI for translators and interpreters&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topic:&lt;/b&gt; Title removed&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Poster:&lt;/b&gt; CafeTran Trainer&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post title:&lt;/b&gt; Subscription &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[quote]Lieven Malaise wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[quote]Li-Hsiang Hsu wrote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am confused but like the point of view above. [/quote]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was posted today by the anonymous account &quot;SpockResists_&quot; (&quot;Mr. Spock&quot;) on Threads. They are apparently also on X.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Context: CafeTran Trainer posted a link to a New York Times opinion about that it is time to raise the alarm concerning AI. But for some reason he changed his mind about posting it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Bijgewerkt op 2026-09-23 14:32 GMT] [/quote]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I posted it, I understood that it was a present from NYT that I could share as a NYT reader. I then learned that people had to open an account to read the column. I don’t like that, so I removed the link. </description>
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