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IMF Cuts Translators by 75% as AI Takes Over
The IMF reduced its translator count from 200 to 50, citing AI as the cause. A 2024 survey found 36% of translators lost work to generative AI, with 43% reporting income drops. Rates for post-editing machine translation have halved to 0.02 euros per word.
Meridian48 take
The story highlights a real human cost of AI adoption, but the headline risks overstating a single agency's move as a universal trend.
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