Gizmodo Fires Spanish Site Staff, Replaces Them With AI Translation Sparking Backlash

Gizmodo recently fired some staff who worked on its Spanish site and replaced them with AI translation.
One affected employee, Matías S. Zavia, complained on Twitter that his job was replaced by "translation self-publishing" AI.
Gizmodo started using advanced AI translation to turn English articles into Spanish to expand its audience.
A union criticized Gizmodo for replacing skilled journalists with imperfect AI translations without human editing.
This incident has sparked discussion about AI displacing jobs, a growing issue as companies adopt AI to cut costs.

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Posted 9/9/2023, 8:03:49 AM