It’s just a quick post-edit, right? – 27 October 2026 (AI Mastery for Translators Insights)
Greetings to the resistance, still holding the line against the robots,
For years I’ve been saying the same thing: our only real hope in this business is to lean into our human skills, not follow the siren song of over-automation.
In December I’m taking that message to the Gen AI in Localization conference, where I’m presenting in its Innovation Challenge. So yes, we still have a few advocates among the Localization Illuminati.
Andrew Hickson of Six Crosses interviewed me ahead of it. The clip is under 4 minutes.
Translators first, not last. Put the translator in charge, with the machine in the loop, instead of calling us in at the end to clean up.
Post-editing that isn’t a punishment. Our edits improve the AI as the job goes, so we refine good output instead of fixing a mess.
A new freelance role: Language Workflow Specialist. PMs are already stretched too thin to run another workflow. So I’m pushing for an outsourced specialist who runs it, hired just like a freelance translator, and it’s a role translators are well placed to fill.
Small LSPs and translators, together. I think these partnerships are a bigger opportunity than most of us realize.
This is my contribution to the “battle of the narratives.”
If it resonates, please watch and leave a comment. Honestly, the more activity these human-centered workflows get, the stronger our footing in this business. I’ll share more about the conference as it gets closer.
Thanks,
Steven S. Bammel, PhD
Co-creator, CoTranslatorAI
Steven S. Bammel, PhD
Korean-to-English Translator
Co-Creator of CotranslatorAI
