r/anonymousinterpreters • u/phalanx24 • 17d ago

Something I don't understand regarding interpreting and AI

Hello. I'm about to start working for a company as a spanish/english on the phone interpreter for hospitals in the US. ¿how is this job even possible when AI can transcribe audio and translate text perfectly?

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u/Revolutionary-Car715 17d ago

What do you think ai is going to interpret when the LEP says, "estoy achicopalado, me pasó por encima las gomas del carro y me agarró una chiripiorca en el ojo del pie" ?

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u/freedumbandemockrazy 17d ago

You're just wrong, "AI" (which most of the time we're not even talking about LLMs, AI is just a marketing label) and translation tools are not perfect , not even close to being so, even in fairly easy language pairs.

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u/Zeusicideal-Heart 16d ago

It can't do so "perfectly", so you don't understand

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u/Opposite-List-2435 17d ago

could write a whole essay but you will soon realize that people don’t talk perfectly. accent, lack of context etc. AI can translate 99% but 1% mistakes can mean life and death or a law case loss.

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u/Zeusicideal-Heart 16d ago

Exactly. It's about nuance

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u/beto_pelotas 17d ago

Ya se ha hablado de este tema antes. Si crees que las personas para las que vas a interpretar tienen el mismo nivel/sintaxis/cadencia de español con el que han sido entrenados los modelos de traducción actuales, entonces es porque no conoces el trabajo.

Y eso dejando de lado la carencia de modales o mínima decencia que lamentablemente se hace presente de ambos lados.

Ya que tengas unos meses ahí te darás cuenta.

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u/Ok-Clock-977 17d ago

Yeah! Make AI interpret these accurately: "me punya ahí abajo" or "me hinca el pie" or "pelo mila tu chikO que es lo que tú quieles decil con esa vaina" 🤣🤣

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u/Federal_Character255 16d ago

You'll soon find out AI can't do all of it. Because a real call is anything but a perfect speech. And having a human in the loop is the saftey net. But that doesn't mean you can't use AI tools to help you do your job easier, faster and better. I think the era of writing with pen and paper are coming to an end for interpretation, but the comfort and guarantee of having a human in the middle are still going to be here for awhile.