Hacker News with Generative AI: Translation

DeepL Voice: Real-time voice translations for global collaboration (deepl.com)
Connect with colleagues, customers, and partners everywhere—without language barriers. Unlock global collaboration for your business with accurate AI voice translations.
'It gets more and more confused': can AI replace translators? (theguardian.com)
A Dutch publisher has announced that it will use AI to translate some of its books – but those in the industry are worried about the consequences if this becomes the norm
Kagi Translate (kagi.com)
Today, we’re introducing Kagi Translate. It’s not revolutionary - it’s simply a better translation service.
Ask HN: Real-time speech-to-speech translation (ycombinator.com)
Has anyone had any luck with a free, offline, open-source, real-time speech-to-speech translation app on under-powered devices (i.e., older smart phones)?
GPT-based translator for large pptx files (ycombinator.com)
because DeepL and Google have tough limits on size (30Mb for DeepL, 10Mb for Google), which makes their solution practically useless for many professionnal cases.
Advice on Reading Homer in Translation (talesoftimesforgotten.com)
The Iliad and the Odyssey are often regarded as being among the greatest works of world literature and many people have an interest in reading them—but how does one go about starting? Which translations are the best? In what manner should one read them?
Open-source tool translates and dubs videos into other languages using AI (github.com/jianchang512)
Show HN: Live in-browser AI transcription and translation (github.com/supabase-community)
DeepL's LLM Outperforms Google Translate, ChatGPT-4, and Microsoft (deepl.com)
Tao Te Ching translated by Ursula Le Guin (1997) (github.com/nrrb)
Benjamin Thorpe translated almost all Old English texts (2016) (thijsporck.com)
Unbabel (YC W14) says new AI model has dethroned OpenAI's GPT-4 at translation (fortune.com)
The impossibility of translating Franz Kafka (1999) (newyorker.com)
The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka (lithub.com)
What makes a translation great? (scroll.in)
Survey reveals translators and illustrators losing work to AI (societyofauthors.org)
Nvidia Speech and Translation AI Models Set Records for Speed and Accuracy (nvidia.com)
Fast and secure translation on your local machine with a GUI (github.com/XapaJIaMnu)