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submitted 2 weeks ago by zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

I was using DeepL, but it turns out that it's proprietary, and it's also been getting somewhat enshittified as of late. What do my fellow lemming use?

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[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Humans. Not a joke. Computers can generate a best guess, but they don't hold a candle to human understanding and expression

[-] tlmcleod@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Humans.

Is it open source though?

[-] mEEGal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Everything's open source if you can read its assembly code

[-] SuperApples@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's why I employ a staff of a few dozen multilingual interpreters to follow me to the supermarket to translate the ingredient labels in the import isle.

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

You joke but for the visually impaired that is absolutely a service in demand. Check out Be My Eyes if you want to volunteer

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