Simon Bruni

AI versus professional human translation explained through the medium of cheese.

@thebookseller Is the book industry really "divided", or are there a few chancers seeking to make a quick buck from some overhyped and ethically questionable tech, while the rest of us look on in horror?

As more companies explore AI literary translation, the rapid progression of the technology, and what that could mean for the future, has divided the books industry👇 ebx.sh/rM39v3

@MichaelRosenYes Two languages in Benidorm: Spanish and Valencian. I'm sure the Brits there wouldn't mind 😅 Reform do well in some elections and the Government suddenly ramps up the anti-immigrant rhetoric. Coincidence? I think not.

In the pipeline: retaliatory action from Jonny Foreigner: all Brits have to learn the language of where they migrate to. O dear.

I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not not have the right to use my work. Use the @authorsguild's letter template to send your own: actionnetwork.org/letters/author…

Support the @Soc_of_Authors in their protest today, and every day. #dothewritething

Still time to sign! Demo in Granary Square 1pm today. Meta illegally copied 25 of my publications including 9 books. Also have your publishers write a cease and desist letter to Meta

I'm supporting the @Soc_of_Authors in their day of action against Meta, who have knowingly used the illegally appropriated work of authors to train their AI.

Protect authors’ and translators’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training - Sign the Petition! chng.it/pvqSjTZKtq via @UKChange

Society of Authors announces shortlists for eight translation prizes worth £30,000 thebookseller.com/news/soa-annou…

Make robots our translators and we risk cultural disaster telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/…

Why Close Reading is An Essential Part of Literary Translation lithub.com/why-close-read… via @lithub

@jimbomorrison @TfL @GarethDennis The Duke of Edinburgh joined Liz in a toilet cubicle at Bar Rumba one Saturday at 2 a.m. Whipping out a bag of white powder, he said, 'Elizabeth, line?' Unfortunately by the end of the night they were too munted to remember to use punctuation so we ended up with 'Elizabeth line'.

Han Kang's Nobel win spotlights role of translation in expanding literary horizons koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/20…

@bmay He's been sweeping chimneys.

Has someone shat on him.

@fliglman I usually blame my friends, much better than feeling guilty whilst hungover.

@AdamCSharp I like "Más lento que el caballo del malo" – Slower than the bad guy's horse 🤠

And I’ll end this thread with my favourite Spanish euphemism for either when someone is about to die or is about to get fired from their job. It goes le faltan dos telediarios and it means “to have two news bulletins left”

In Spanish slang, speaking with total confidence about a subject you know nothing about can be referred to as cuñadismo. It means “brother-in-law-ism” * read on for more of my favourite words and phrases, from various Spanishes, to mark Spanish Language Day…