AI can make China’s political language sound more threatening, scholar warns

China is being urged to use human translators to refine AI renderings of its political messaging, amid concern that literal translations can make Beijing’s language sound more threatening abroad. An article in a state-affiliated academic newspaper said the country should strengthen its translation capacity and guard against AI-generated distortions to improve how its policies and intentions were understood overseas. As AI takes on more translation work, human translators should work alongside...

By Orange Wang