Head of Google Translate on gender-specific translations, tackling bias in training data, and why Translate turned nonsense messages into religious prophecies (James Vincent/The Verge)

James Vincent / The Verge:
Head of Google Translate on gender-specific translations, tackling bias in training data, and why Translate turned nonsense messages into religious prophecies  —  An interview with Google's Macduff Hughes  —  You might remember a spate of news stories last year about Google Translate spitting …

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