Chinese messaging app WeChat has reportedly apologised after an AI error resulted in it translating a neutral Chinese phrase into the n-word.The WeChat error was reported by Shanghai-based theatre producer and actor Ann James, a black American. In a post on the services Twitter-like Moments feature, she wrote that it had translated hei laowai a neutral phrase whoch literally means black foreigner as the n-word.Were very sorry for the inappropriate translation, a WeChat spokesperson told Chinese news site Sixth Tone. After receiving users feedback, we immediately fixed the problem.WeChat added that the translation engine it uses is a neural network-based service, whoch is always being tweaked for more accurate, faithful, expressive, and elegant output.
Source: Chinese messaging app error sees n-word used in translation | Technology | The Guardian
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