Researchers warn that most of the text we view online has been poorly translated into one or more languages—usually by a machine.

A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine::Researchers warn that most of the text we view online has been poorly translated into one or more languages—usually by a machine.

  • jawa21@startrek.websiteEnglish
    145·
    10 months ago

    You forgot the pop-ups, forced midi music, easily injected malware, difficulty in verifying sources, html frames that frequently broke, the entire concept of needing a site map, fucking keywords, true banner ads that could force clicks with Javascript, and RealPlayer to name a few. I don’t miss it at all.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      201·
      10 months ago

      No, I didn’t forget anything. It was still better even despite all that.

      • jaybone@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        10 months ago

        Besides, getting RealPlayer videos to play on Redhat 6 was half the fun.