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App descriptions criticized for anthropomorphizing AI translation

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The author of this post expresses frustration with the common phrasing in app descriptions and changelogs that claim an application "speaks" a language for translation purposes. They view this terminology as a sign of poor humanization efforts by the developers, likening their output to "slop extruders." AI

RANK_REASON Opinion piece on phrasing in app descriptions, not a core AI development or industry event.

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App descriptions criticized for anthropomorphizing AI translation

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    These days if an app description or changelog states that the app “speaks” a language (as in translation), then you can infer that the “author” has a problem wi

    These days if an app description or changelog states that the app “speaks” a language (as in translation), then you can infer that the “author” has a problem with humanising their slop extruder. # ai # slop

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