Methods for finding traces of artificial intelligence in translated novels

The silent entry of artificial intelligence into the market of translated books has sounded a serious alarm for those interested in literature; The market these days is filled with tampered translations that hide behind the mask of professional human works. If you're buying books online, you need to keep your eyes open more than ever to avoid being fooled by these fake novels.

Iran's Sefir Arjan International Service (Sefir Arjan) - Elaha Shams: Online stores, including giants like Amazon, have unwittingly become a hangout for these fake translations. The translation of a great literary work is the result of months and sometimes years of smoking, research in the hidden layers of language and aesthetic obsessions of an experienced translator. But automatic software crushes hundreds of pages under their gears in just a few minutes and delivers them to the reader. Where is the other danger? Artificial intelligence is not intellectually neutral; When confronted with colonial-era texts, these tools not only fail to notice linguistic nuances, but also unthinkingly reproduce old racial stereotypes.

The experience of one of the professors of translation at the University of Leeds is worth reading: he bought a novel by Jules Verne in the hope of reading a new reproduction in English; A book that claimed to be compiled "for the taste of the day". But only three minutes of scrolling was enough to notice the deception. The tone of the text had nothing to do with today's language and was just like the dusty translations of 1877 AD; A sloppy and non-standard text that was clumsily translated by machine.

This massive influx marginalizes the original art of translation and leaves the readers alone with meaningless texts. Skilled translators make their human role more prominent by writing enlightening forewords and registering a clear birth certificate for the text; But on the other side of the field, it is the reader who has to learn the alphabet to identify these counterfeits. If you don't want to pay for a raw machine text, watch out for these eight suspicious signs:

The cover of the book reveals everything: pay attention to the appearance of the work. The design of machine covers is usually crude and clichéd, because it was probably designed by an AI algorithm and not a graphic artist.

convenient baits; Famous and deceased authors: The name of the author of the book is usually giants such as Fyodor Dostoyevsky or Niccolò Machiavelli. These authors have been dead for decades and the copyright law does not apply to them. The English text of their works is free in spaces such as "Project Gutenberg" and it is not difficult to copy them.

Opting for quirky or obscure titles: The book is either an over-the-top masterpiece like The Hunchback of Notre Dame, or a forgotten work by a well-known author that few have read in print.

invisible translator; Rouhi on the Internet: search for the translator's name. If there is no website, resume, picture, academic page, or authentic work of him on the web, you are dealing with a fictitious name.

Absence of a valid publisher and ID: books are usually not published by valid publishers, but are published on self-publishing platforms without the supervision of an editor or a print supervisor.

Astronomical track record in the short term: If you look at the list of books of this translator, you will notice the release of a lot of new titles in the last one or two years; A record that is impossible for a human.

All-round translator of difficult languages: If this anonymous translator simultaneously published translations from French, Russian, German and even Italian of the middle centuries, doubt the originality of his work.

Free Sample Flip: Be sure to look at the first few pages online before you buy. The absence of indentation at the beginning of paragraphs, gross errors in page layout, and soulless and artificial prose in the very first paragraph shows that you are dealing with an unfeeling machine.

Fars - the book "Seyd Darwish Ali; An inquiry into the status and virtues", written by Gholamreza Salimi, a poet, writer, researcher and teacher of Bovanati, was published by the publishing house of Pars Authors.

Isfahan- Sadegh Hedayat left Isfahan, but something of him remained in the fire; A short sentence at the end of "Isfahan Half of the World" that raises a big question: What was the secret in this ancient ruin that was tied to a part of the author's existence?

With the publication of Natsume Souseki's key works by Farhan Contemporary Publishing House, the path of evolution of Japan's leading author has been paved for Persian-speaking readers. The novels "Buchan" and "Sanshiro" are two classic works that explore two different angles to see a changing society. In this article, we will examine the personality conflicts of Suseki's heroes and the place of these works in modern Japanese literature.

Hormozgan - On the occasion of the White Cane Day, programs were held to narrate the empowerment of the blind through the language of books, art and creativity in Allameh Tabatabai Bandar Abbas Library.

Shekar Beigi, a university professor and social analyst, believes: If we want to give a sociological analysis based on Iran's data, it seems to say that reading books is for the wealthy class, is not completely correct or not the whole story.

Khorasan Razavi - General Director of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Khorasan Razavi said: Shahnameh house will be opened in "Paj" village, Ferdowsi's hometown.

A recent survey by Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency shows that in an age where keyboards and screens have replaced pen and paper, the majority of society still emphasizes the importance of touching ink on paper. This report confirms that even as opportunities for writing diminish, the bond between hand and word remains an irreplaceable way of expressing human emotions and identity.

Stephen King, the undisputed king of modern horror, is a master of turning the most everyday frames of real life into the most terrifying literary nightmares. But you might be interested to know that behind the scenes of one of the darkest stories of dealing with the devil in the "Total Darkness, Starless" series is a simple itinerant hawker standing by the airport fence.

Hossein Nazami was elected as the secretary general of this newly established organization by the decisive vote of the members of the Media Assembly (Majors).

Cinematheque of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts examines 6 films of Stanley Kubrick, an important film maker of cinema from a philosophical point of view, under the title "Kubrick and the Cinema of Machines: From the Milling Machine to the Machine of Enslavement".

Zanjan - The 11th Zanjan Book Fair set a new record by selling more than 15,000 books and registering a figure of nearly 5 billion Tomans in the shadow of 30% discounts and the enthusiastic reception of book lovers.

Zanjan - The 6th day of the 11th book fair of Zanjan became one of the most popular and dynamic days of this great cultural event, with the celebration of the culture and history of Soltanieh, the unveiling of research works of architecture and screenwriting, the holding of a poetry evening and the enthusiastic presence of the people of Qalam.

Zanjan - In the era of the fragrance of books and thought, the age of "Zangan" poetry and the ritual of honoring the pioneers of literature of this country, at the same time as the 11th national book exhibition of Iranian publishers in Zanjan, a gathering of seals and words was created.

Zanjan - Following the reception of the 11th Zanjan Book Fair by various people, the executive secretary of the event announced the increase of visiting hours on Friday and the one-day extension of the exhibition until the end of Saturday.

Radio show in the radio show "What am I talking about?" He went to the life of Haruki Murakami, a famous Japanese novelist; A writer who made running a part of his life and found a meaningful link between loneliness, endurance and persistence in running and writing.

The book "Director's meeting with the script" is a guide to better understand the script and turn it into a spectacular work.

The Executive Secretary of the 11th Zanjan Book Fair announced the one-day extension of this event. Therefore, this exhibition will continue its activity on Saturday, 25 Mehr (1405).

The American Library, which operated in 1330 on Shah Abad Street (current Republic), in front of Naderi Cafe, gave a new face to Western cultural diplomacy in Iran.

The book "Secrets of reading: Ali Asghar Amirani according to the narration of documents" written by Turan Mansouri and Mohsen Saeed, is an enlightening, unbiased work full of first-hand historical facts. Beyond recounting the life of a journalist, this work dissects the mechanism of survival in a closed political environment, the relationship between the yellow and serious press, and the methods of deceiving public opinion by the power centers.

Maryam Hosseini, a researcher of literary criticism and textual studies, called the book "Literary Schools" by Reza Seyed Hosseini "the cornerstone of literary schools in Iran" and said: "Any researcher in this field cannot present a valuable work without studying it." Praising Seyyed Hosseini's mastery as a translator and his translations of Malraux, Sartre, Camus and Balzac, he considered the two gaps in the book to be the lack of modernism and postmodernism and the imbalance of the chapters.

The book "Yadegar Nik" reflects part of the Zoroastrian society's efforts in preserving the culture and history of Iran and Yazd and shows the cultural and social alignment of Zoroastrians and Muslims of Yazd. "Good souvenir" reminds us of the memories, smells, tastes, sights, heard and names that were and are gone.

Khorasan Razavi- Seyyed Hossein Khadiojam, a writer, translator, researcher and ghazal scholar, was very fond of books because he considered entering the National Library of Iran and becoming a librarian one of his dreams.

Ilam - Director General of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Ilam Province announced that 135 books of the 8th edition of the Book of the Year Award of the province have been sent to Iran Book and Literature House for judging and evaluation.

The commemoration ceremony of the 100th birthday of "Reza Seyed Hosseini", the late translator and cultural writer, was held on Tuesday 21 Mehr with the cooperation of Soroush Publications at the center of the Islamic Encyclopaedia. Mahshid Nonhali called him "a world of love for the culture of this land", Seyyed Ali Al Dawood spoke of his collaboration in "Culture of Artifacts", Mehdi Firouzan mentioned his visit at the book fair in 1364, and Ahmad Masjidjamei called him "a child of suffering and humility". At the end, a documentary by Mehrdad Doferi was broadcast.

The book "From the Beginning to the End of Babylon Civilization" is a narrative of a historical journey; From the birth of Babylon by the Euphrates to the reign of kings such as Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar II, from the bloody battles with Elam and Assyria to its sudden conquest by Cyrus the Great.

Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, the prominent figure of political geography and prominent professor of Persian Gulf studies, died in London at the age of 81 after a period of illness.

Zanjan - The Executive Secretary of the 11th Zanjan Book Fair announced the extension of visiting hours until 10:00 PM on the final days of the exhibition and praised the unprecedented reception of citizens and cultural campaigns.

Lorestan - Director General of Lorestan Public Libraries said: A collection of 10,000 audio book titles was added to the resources of the blind section of the central library of the province.