# AI Tries its Hand at Literature: What Could Go Wrong?
Ah, the literary world—where words dance together in beautifully crafted prose and translators struggle to find the perfect way to convey the author’s intent. Now, enter AI, ready to join the literary fiesta, and naturally, concern ensues. A Dutch publisher has decided to put their faith in machine translations for commercial fiction, giving authors and translators serious side-eye. Is a robot poet in our future? Let’s dig into the details!
## Key Points
– **The Dutch Publisher’s Brave New World**: Veen Bosch & Keuning has announced they’ll sprinkle some AI fairy dust over their books, specifically for commercial fiction translations. Because who needs human translators, right?
– **Improving AI Translations**: AI translation has come a long way; we all know how much better it is than those early days when Google Translate gave us laughable results. But that’s menus, not masterpieces!
– **Literary Translation: Controversial Ground**: The concept of using AI for literary translation has sparked outrage among authors and translators, who understandably fear their beloved prose might be butchered by a robotic hand.
– **Reassurances from the Publisher**:
As part of this experiment I would like to give credit where credit is due. If you enjoy these, please take a moment to read the original article:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/11/it-gets-more-and-more-confused-can-ai-replace-translators
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