It will take a year or two before we finally grasp what AI really is capable of, and what not.

Nobody has to doubt that the current claims are exaggerated, but in the meantime we try to be as good informed as possible.

As I have written earlier, here and elsewhere, as a translator we all use AI in some form since some years. I don’t know when it exactly started. It’s difficult to pinpoint the moment, because it was a gradual evolution in the way our software became smarter in the way it combined terminology databases and previous translations.

The word ‘intelligent’ is not, however, the way I would describe it. The software, also the so-called Artificial Intelligence, gives sometimes unexpected results, but always shows a lack of intelligence, understanding and logic. It only does seem so superfluously.

During the AI Expo 2026, organized by Proz.com, some speakers gave some insightful talks showing how AI lacks in-depth knowledge and mastering of language and translation.