Translators Are Training the AI That’s Replacing Them—For Now

Imagine training your replacement, knowing it will eventually take your job. That’s the reality for Turkish translators, who are fine-tuning AI models until those same models no longer need them. How long before AI stops learning from us and starts replacing us?

Turkish translators are in a paradox: training AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini while watching their own careers disappear. Entry-level translation jobs have shifted from human craftsmanship to AI post-editing, with skilled professionals now rating chatbot responses for fluency, tone, and accuracy.

But once the models improve, even these training jobs may vanish.

• AI training roles provide short-term stability but reduce long-term career prospects.
• The translation industry is shifting from human expertise to AI post-editing.
• Elite translators may survive, but most will be outpaced by automation.

If AI can already translate with increasing accuracy, will human translators soon become obsolete? Or will there always be a space for human nuance in language and meaning?

Read the full article on Rest of World.

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