Machine-translated Slovene texts on Andy Warhol exhibition criticized
Machine translation tools were used for Slovene-language texts at an Andy Warhol exhibition presented by the European Capital of Culture in Gorizia, drawing criticism from professional translators and editors who said the translations were of poor quality. Professional translators' associations called for proper oversight of machine translation by qualified language professionals.
What happened
The Beyond Borders exhibition of Andy Warhol's work, presented by the European Capital of Culture in Gorizia's Attems Petzenstein palace, featured Slovene-language exhibition texts that were translated using machine translation tools.
Professional translators and editors criticized the translations as poor quality, prompting discussion about the role of machine translation in cultural projects.
Reported impact
The Slovene Literary Translators Association and the Slovene Editors Association expressed concern about the quality of translations used in a high-profile European Capital of Culture project.
Index analysis
The president of the Slovene Literary Translators Association stated that machine translation should be used as a tool supervised by professional translators, editors, and language specialists, not by people who merely understand the source and target languages.
She emphasized that professional oversight is particularly important for large projects such as the European Capital of Culture, where language represents a significant element on a symbolic level given the project's location in a border region.
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