Three examples of AI translation at Chicago’s La Voz, The Economist, and BBC News Polska. What unfortunately isn’t mentioned: What happens to quotes that need to be translated back into their original language. (Clare Spencer, Generative AI in the Newsroom)
Summary
- Novel approaches at Chicago's La Voz, The Economist, and BBC News Polska blend GenAI translation with human oversight.
- Newsrooms unlock new possibilities for serving audiences faster and enabling cross-modal translation through GenAI-powered workflows.
- Despite challenges, these initiatives demonstrate how GenAI can be responsibly harnessed to enhance news production when paired with linguistically fluent editors.
