When will the quality of MT output be roughly equivalent to that produced by high-performing human translators?
Predicting the exact timeline for when machine translation (MT) will reach the level of high-performing human translators is challenging…

Does a human need to review a translation generated by AI or MT?
Yes, it is recommended to have a human review a translation generated by AI or machine translation (MT) systems…

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