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Emma Gledhill

@linguistforsail.bsky.social

730 followers 930 following 590 posts

A translator that sails. FCIL, FITI, @CIOL_Linguists Council & membership cttee. RHBNC & Uni of Surrey alumna. Into Romansch, sax 'n' violins, amateur genealogy, books. Susceptible to rabbit holes. Posts are own views. Usually found up a Swiss alp.

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks Rachel, I was looking for the ITI account and failing

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 19h

bsky.app/profile/ling...

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 10d

Some people seem to have far too much time on their hands and far too many curtains to twitch

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you to @creative-xl8.bsky.social for pointing me to Jonathan’s piece on the research behind the report

bsky.app/profile/crea...

Percy Balemans 📚 @creative-xl8.bsky.social · 19h

You could also send him this video by Jonathan Downie, he makes some good points about the research used.

youtu.be/Sd1lYW-Ksc8?...

Real Interpreter Easily Debunks Microsoft Article on AI Replacing Jobs

YouTube video by Inside Interpreting

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 19h

Nice one Jonathan 👍

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 20h

He really should talk to some translation researchers and shadow some pros (assuming he’s not been misquoted). Makes me question his other statements

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 20h

He’s also “an inaugural fellow at Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute”, so maybe not as impartial as Sky imply.

Would be interesting if you contacted him, Susan, academic to academic.

www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profi...

OII | Dr Fabian Stephany

Fabian is a Departmental Research Lecturer in AI & Work at the Oxford Internet Institute.

www.oii.ox.ac.uk

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 20h

I suspect the MS report they refer to is the one that Brian Merchant also mentions in his blog that @libripotens.bsky.social was cited in (below) - blog also drawn on extensively by @edzitron.com in a recent podcast (well worth a listen)

www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-...

AI Killed My Job: Translators

Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 20h

That was my first post draft 😉

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 23h

Yes that was the article I quoted
I too was going to find him and write to him when I’m not travelling all day

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 23h

Language is one of humanity’s most complex capabilities yet people still think they can just click a button to substitute one word for another - & the AI companies would love everyone to fall for that misconception

Language = communication = psychology = human understanding = complexity

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 23h

Folks @ciol-linguists.bsky.social and #translators #t9n we have a real problem if an Oxford academic (Fabian Stephany) has no idea what we do and is advising MSM such as @skynewsrss.bsky.social incorrectly like this. I just hope he’s been misquoted 1/2

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 2d

I dunno, the plots vary, but for my taste all too many of his heroines are rather silly and spineless, in the face of blokes that are often right arses. It’s probably just me though

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 2d

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 2d

I saw a video yesterday that they put out with Darren Jones, who is an excellent communicator. They would do well to use him more - maybe that’s the plan with the new role?

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 2d

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 2d

Please let me know when an ebook is available! Can’t wait to read it but my eyesight these days doesn’t much like fixed print sizes

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 2d

Isn’t that the plot of most of Puccini’s operas? <ducks>

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 2d

Well I paid a fiver in Swissies and don’t begrudge you a penny/rappen 😉

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 3d

I should point out that 23 new followers is a huge number for me

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not complaining but just a little puzzled…. I’ve gained 23 new followers in the last 24 hrs, mostly translators. What did I do right (wrong)? I don’t post very much so I hope you’re not all disappointed 😉

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 3d

It should always have been STEAM, not just STEM - A for arts. As a kid, we were told we needed a “well-rounded education” - and what’s the point of living longer and faster if there’s nothing fun to live for? Film, books, music - all arts. Languages often classed as arts but the key to so much more

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 4d

Also worth a follow here and on your podcasts is @edzitron.com

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 7d

And you're sold out on Amazon now!
Local Swiss bookshop has it in 6-9 days evidently. It's only hardback, no eBook, @dannybate.bsky.social?

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 8d

You should read @bcmerchant.bsky.social‘s “AI killed my job” series for real-life reports, eg:

www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-...

For some, it's getting to be that stacking shelves in Lidl can pay more than freelance translation. The very best are still in demand but it's difficult for many

AI Killed My Job: Translators

Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 8d

Or “which of *your* human rights are you willing to surrender? Or is it just mine?”