{"id":2418,"date":"2022-12-26T16:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T15:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/blog\/neural-machine-translation-meaning-limitations\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T12:25:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T11:25:28","slug":"neural-machine-translation-meaning-limitations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/en\/magazine\/neural-machine-translation-meaning-limitations\/","title":{"rendered":"Neural machine translation: definition and disadvantages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Neural machine translation<\/strong> represents the latest evolution of \u201ctraditional\u201d machine translation systems. The first examples of machine translation date to the 1950s; people started using neural translation systems in the 2000s.<\/p>\n<h2>What is neural machine translation?<\/h2>\n<p>Neural machine translation is a <strong>software-based translation system <\/strong>that uses a<strong> network of synthetic neurons <\/strong>and<strong> artificial intelligence<\/strong>.<br \/>\nArtificial intelligence can perform <strong>deep learning<\/strong>, which allows it to continuously &#8220;learn&#8221; new concepts by analysing previously translated texts.<br \/>\nOne of the key<strong> strengths of neural translation <\/strong>is its <strong>efficiency<\/strong>. NMT (Neural Machine Translation) can<strong> translate very long texts<\/strong> into <strong>several languages<\/strong> in a <strong>short space of time<\/strong>.<br \/>\nTherefore, the tool could be helpful when translating long or specialised texts into several languages or when you have limited time to complete a very long translation job.<\/p>\n\n<p>In addition, neural machine translation can be <strong>more precise than <\/strong>less advanced translation software. It can identify <strong>authors\u2019 intentions <\/strong>and reflect them in the target language.<br \/>\nIt follows that, compared to other other machine translations, neural machine translations <strong>flow<\/strong> <strong>better<\/strong> and are more <strong>consistent <\/strong>with the source text\u2019s intent; they also boast better<strong> internal terminological consistency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the limitations of neural machine translation?<\/h2>\n<p>Like all types of machine translation, neural machine translation has certain<strong> limitations <\/strong>when translating texts that use specific turns of phrase or lots of symbolism.<\/p>\n<p>The reason is that machine translation (whether neural or not) is only effective on texts you need to <strong>\u00a0translate literally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, <strong>poetic and narrative texts<\/strong> are unsuitable for neural machine translation as they often use turns of phrase and wordplay. The reason is that, however sophisticated it may be, artificial intelligence can not yet understand and correctly translate implicit nuances related to language and meaning,<\/p>\n<h2>Why is it still necessary to use a professional translator?<\/h2>\n<p>The development of increasingly sophisticated machine translation techniques might make you think the <strong>job of professional translators<\/strong> has become superfluous.<br \/>\nIn reality, human translators still need to proofread texts carefully during the post-editing phase.\u00a0 Human translators can <strong>correct translation errors <\/strong>and smooth out any inaccuracies or inconsistencies in the translated text. They also ensure that translations can achieve the original text\u2019s purpose more effectively.<br \/>\nTo sum up, you still need to use professional translators to produce quality, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/en\/industries\/\">specialised translations<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>Eurotrad&#8217;s professional translators<\/strong> also provide a timely and high-quality post-editing service for texts on any topic: get in touch for a quote.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neural machine translation represents the latest evolution of \u201ctraditional\u201d machine translation systems. The first examples of machine translation date to the 1950s; people started using neural translation systems in the 2000s. What is neural machine translation? Neural machine translation is a software-based translation system that uses a network of synthetic neurons and artificial intelligence. 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