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Google Translate error mistranslates 'truth' to 'turkey'

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

A user shared a screenshot on Mastodon showing a Google Translate result that incorrectly translated "truth" to "truthahn" (German for turkey). This appears to be a humorous error or a potential bug in Google's translation service. AI

IMPACT Illustrates potential humorous failures in current AI translation models.

RANK_REASON User-generated content highlighting a humorous translation error.

Read on Mastodon — mastodon.social →

AI-generated summary · Google Gemini · from 1 sources. How we write summaries →

Google Translate error mistranslates 'truth' to 'turkey'

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    In English: the turkey. 🦃 In German: ? Google Screenshot of me, just taken. # google # translate # ai # english # german # truth # turkey # Wa

    Auf Englisch: der Truthahn. 🦃 Auf Deutsch: ? Google Screenshot von mir, eben aufgenommen. # google # translate # ai # englisch # deutsch # truth # truthahn # Wahrheit # shitposting # fail # translate # Screenshot

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