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ChuckSeven t1_jeeae4o wrote

Reply to comment by MysteryInc152 in [D] Can large language models be applied to language translation? by matthkamis

Look, it doesn't matter. You can't claim that LLM are better if you don't demonstrate it on an established benchmark with a large variety of translations. How should I know if those Japanese anime translations are correct? For what its worth it might be just "prettier" text but a wrong translation.

It's sad to get downvoted on this subreddit for insisting on very basic academic principles.

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MysteryInc152 t1_jeecbeq wrote

I didn't downvote you but it's probably because you're being obtuse. anyway whatever. if you don't want to take evidence at plain sight then don't. the baseline human comparisons are right there. Frankly it's not my problem If you're so suspicious of results and not bilingual to test it yourself. It's not really my business if you believe me or not.

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ChuckSeven t1_jeenkvs wrote

I'm happy to take evidence into account. Your results indicate that LLM can be beneficial for translation. As I said previously, it looks interesting. But you claim, and I quote: "They re far superior to current sota" solely based on your personal and human comparison. This is an over-generalisation and not scientific. Like a flat earther claiming the earth is flat because .. just look at it "evidence at plain sight".

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