Amazon launched Kindle Translate, an AI-based translation service for authors

Amazon has just launched a new service called Kindle Translate. This AI-powered translation service is designed for authors who use Kindle Direct Publishing to expand their audience.

According to TechCrunch, the Kindle Translate service is currently in beta mode and can translate texts from English to Spanish and from German to English. Amazon said that support for more languages ​​will be added to this service in the future. Kindle Translate is currently free to use.

Kindle Translate is released to help authors translate texts

According to Amazon, less than 5% of the books available in this store are presented in more than one language; So there is a huge opportunity for artificial intelligence translation. Of course, AI is not perfect and may make mistakes in the text. To solve this issue, Amazon allows authors to review the translations created before publishing.

But if the author intends to translate the text into a language that he does not master, this possibility of checking will not be very useful; Because it still needs to be reviewed by a human translator to ensure high accuracy.

Amazon has announced that authors can manage and access their translations through the Kindle Direct Publishing portal. In this section, they can choose languages, set prices and publish their translated versions. Readers will also see books that have been translated by artificial intelligence labeled “Kindle Translate” and can see examples of translations before purchasing.

The use of artificial intelligence in translation has been criticized by many translation industry activists. These people argue that human translators are better able to convey the nuances and style of the author, especially in works of fiction and literature.