On 2025-11-07 00:56:03 +0900 (+0900), Seongsoo Cho wrote: [...]
3. AI Translation PoC We held an exciting session with students from Kyungpook National University (KNU) to discuss a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) for using AI in our translation workflow.
- Goals: The discussion focused on two potential tools: - An automated, CPU-based LLM tool (e.g., using Ollama) to catch new strings from merged patches and provide initial translations. - A local AI-assisted tool for translators to help with the initial translation of large .po files. - Next Steps: We are exploring different instance flavors for performance and comparing the pros/cons of self-hosting a model versus using external APIs (similar to the Firefox translation model). [...]
On this topic, I recommend exercising caution. I know the situation is somewhat different, but an article posted this week about the impact of AI translation automation on the translators for the Mozilla community gives a good list of negative factors that we should strive to avoid when implementing any similar solutions: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/717446 -- Jeremy Stanley