Google Lens’s Camera-Based Translation Feature Provided an Offensive Mistranslation of a Book Title in Korean
July 18, 2022
A book title by Korea’s first minister of culture was mistranslated into an offensive phrase by Google Lens’s camera-based translation feature allegedly due to its training on internet communications and a lack of context.
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