Poll: Do you believe AI translation enhances global tourism?
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Apr 6, 2025

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Alex Lichanow
Alex Lichanow
Германија
Local time: 01:07
англиски на германски
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Brainwashing Apr 6, 2025

There is no "No" option selectable. This AI-positive brainwashing needs to stop.

Lingua 5B
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD
Joe France
writeaway
Jennifer Levey
IrinaN (X)
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Португалија
Local time: 00:07
Член (2007)
англиски на португалски
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NO Apr 6, 2025

AFAIK the factors that have been enhancing global tourism are improved pay and leave allowances, cheap flights from budget airlines, decrease in the relative cost of holidays, better tourism infrastructure (transportation, accommodations, and amenities)…

Notthing to do with AI!


Ana Vozone
expressisverbis
Maria Laura Curzi
Carmen Valentin-Rodriguez
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
Philip Lees
ibz
 
writeaway
writeaway  Identity Verified
француски на англиски
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The fact there is no 'NO' option speaks legions Apr 6, 2025

Alex Lichanow wrote:

There is no "No" option selectable. This AI-positive brainwashing needs to stop.


Some people now routinely use AI to answer KudoZ questions in fields and languages they don't know at all. And it is allowed. The powers that be at Proz are clearly on board with this latest and deadliest profession-destroying techy creation. So of course 'NO' is not even an option.


Jennifer Levey
Alex Lichanow
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Ana Vozone
Patricia Prevost
expressisverbis
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Philip Lees
Philip Lees  Identity Verified
Грција
Local time: 02:07
грчки на англиски
Yawn Apr 7, 2025

There is no "yawn" option, either.

Enrico Zoffoli
ibz
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
expressisverbis
Baran Keki
Alex Lichanow
Zea_Mays
 
ibz
ibz  Identity Verified
Local time: 01:07
англиски на германски
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No more daily quick polls about AI, please Apr 7, 2025

Could we please put a stop to these quick polls about using AI for tourism, housekeeping, doing laundry, planning your holidays or drawing up your shopping list?
It's getting very boring and ProZ is bombarding us with AI banners anyway (I think it's very clear where the site's financing is coming from)


Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Alex Lichanow
Josephine Cassar
Vera Schoen
Zea_Mays
writeaway
expressisverbis
 
Geoffrey Harris (X)
Geoffrey Harris (X)
Јапонија
Local time: 08:07
јапонски на англиски
AI and global tourism Apr 7, 2025

I’ve served years in hospitality management at hotels targeting inbound tourists in Tokyo. While AI can speed up certain processes, it still lacks a human element which brings guests back time and time again.

No matter how advanced AI becomes, it won’t be able to replace interacting with another living, breathing human.


Siobhán Fulton
Christine Andersen
Alex Lichanow
Lingua 5B
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Cecília Alves
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
Италија
Local time: 01:07
англиски на германски
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Define "enhance" first Apr 7, 2025

There is that little but crucuial aspect in communication that regards term definition and context. Without clarifying it, communication is not possible, making this just another poll with "ai" in the title (they sometimes look like created randomly - Do you believe that ai enhances your cat's experience?)
It would be in ProZ's own interest not putting that emphasis on ai (see what others to in their branch).


Alex Lichanow
Maria Laura Curzi
Philip Lees
 
Liena V.
Liena V.  Identity Verified
Летонија
Local time: 02:07
Член (2014)
француски на латвиски
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enhancing Apr 7, 2025

writeaway wrote:
Some people now routinely use AI to answer KudoZ questions in fields and languages they don't know at all. And it is allowed.


Allegedly, Trump's latest tariffs have also been calculated by ChatGPT and there we are now. I don't know how true it is, but the fact that it could be entirely possible speaks for itself.


Lingua 5B
Zea_Mays
Angie Garbarino
ibz
Alex Lichanow
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Maria Laura Curzi
Maria Laura Curzi  Identity Verified
Аргентина
Local time: 20:07
англиски на шпански
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News Apr 7, 2025

First I saw this poll, then I saw this news > https://www.proz.com/translation-news/?p=158176, then I realized that it's all just an AI advertising campaign, and then I understood it all: Proz has wages to pay.

Philip Lees
ibz
Alex Lichanow
Zea_Mays
expressisverbis
 
Alex Lichanow
Alex Lichanow
Германија
Local time: 01:07
англиски на германски
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Probably Apr 8, 2025

Maria Laura Curzi wrote:

First I saw this poll, then I saw this news > https://www.proz.com/translation-news/?p=158176, then I realized that it's all just an AI advertising campaign, and then I understood it all: Proz has wages to pay.


Yes, probably. It's just a pity that they decided to fully jump on the hypetrain, all while losing paying translator members in droves.


Zea_Mays
expressisverbis
Liena V.
Maria Laura Curzi
Philip Lees
 
Lingua 5B
Lingua 5B  Identity Verified
Босна и Херцеговина
Local time: 01:07
англиски на француски
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Yeah Apr 8, 2025

Alex Lichanow wrote:

Maria Laura Curzi wrote:

First I saw this poll, then I saw this news > https://www.proz.com/translation-news/?p=158176, then I realized that it's all just an AI advertising campaign, and then I understood it all: Proz has wages to pay.


Yes, probably. It's just a pity that they decided to fully jump on the hypetrain, all while losing paying translator members in droves.


Seems like a good short-term strategy (AI dollars), but not sure how smart it’ll be as a long-term strategy.


expressisverbis
Liena V.
Alex Lichanow
Maria Laura Curzi
Daryo
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
Португалија
Local time: 00:07
англиски на португалски
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Only if... Apr 8, 2025

AI in tourism? Only if there’s a poll that sends AI on a loooong trip... somewhere really far away, like the "land of no more AI polls".

Lingua 5B
Alex Lichanow
Maria Laura Curzi
Philip Lees
 
Daryo
Daryo
Local time: 00:07
српски на англиски
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SAME BUG again and again Apr 8, 2025

Do you believe AI translation enhances global tourism?
By anonymous - featured on Apr 7
Yes.
Somewhat.
Not really.
It depends on the situation.
Not sure.
N/A (other).
You have not voted on this poll.
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[Discuss in forum (12)]

but when I go to 'View results' without voting:

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Do you believe AI translation enhances global tourism?
By anonymous - featured o
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Do you believe AI translation enhances global tourism?
By anonymous - featured on Apr 7
Yes.
Somewhat.
Not really.
It depends on the situation.
Not sure.
N/A (other).
You have not voted on this poll.
[View results]
[Discuss in forum (12)]

but when I go to 'View results' without voting:

Archived polls
Do you believe AI translation enhances global tourism?
By anonymous - featured on Apr 7
Not really. 38.4%
Not sure. 17.6%
Yes. 13.5%
It depends on the situation. 12.9%
Somewhat. 12.3%
N/A (other). 5.3%
318 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (12)]
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