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Christian AI glossary

What is machine translation?

Automatic translation between languages by software.

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Why it matters for Christians

Useful for live captions and first drafts. A Bible drafted this way still has to be checked verse by verse against the original languages, and someone has to answer for it.

What to do

Use machine translation for a first pass or live captions, and say so. For Scripture, read a translation made and checked by people who answer for it, and compare two translations when a verse matters to you.

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