Use of Google Translate in medical communication: evaluation of accuracy(bmj.com)
bmj.com
Use of Google Translate in medical communication: evaluation of accuracy
http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7392
This study evaluates the accuracy and usefulness of Google Translate in translating common English medical statements. There were some serious errors. For instance, in Polish “Your husband has the opportunity to donate his organs” translated to “Your husband can donate his tools.” “Your wife needs to be ventilated” in Bengali translated to “Your wife wind movement needed.”
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with subtitles available for so many tv shows in multiple languages online I have always wondered if google bot scans and adds those translations in its algorithms for google translate.
As most are done by dual language speakers they are a great open source resource of translated languages.
The would be copyrighted, so google would have to buy them or pay a licence fee.
> while “Your child has been fitting” was translated [with the least amount of accuracy, at] 7.7%
For what its worth, Even as a native english speaker, I had to look up what that meant in english.
For what its worth, Even as a native english speaker, I had to look up what that meant in english.