Should I keep using AI-assisted translation?

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Hello

Whether you remember me or not, it doesn’t really matter after all these months

I was also worried about putting so much effort into my story and then not doing it justice because my English is really weak and I have to rely on AI-assisted translation

So I want to ask you honestly

Do you think I should continue working on my story using AI to help with the translation, or would it be better for me to stop and work part-time for several months until I improve my English and then come back to it?

I would really like to hear your opinions, especially from writers and readers here who have gone through something similar

Note: I really am passionate about the game and the story I am working on, to the point that I even tried turning it into a novel, but I stopped after writing 7 chapters and I didn’t even publish it on Royal Road because I was afraid that the translation would feel dry and unnatural even after I edited it

And I even stopped writing for a whole month, but during that time I was still developing the story and thinking about what would happen next

Btw, I honestly didn’t write that much over these months, I only added around 10,000 more words to the game

Another btw, I also added a save system, although it will only work on the itch.io version

Another btw, I think my writing has improved quite a bit, so if I continue using AI for the translation, I will probably do a small rewrite of the earlier chapters, nothing too major though

I might also take a week off from the game because of some personal stuff, but after that I will put all my energy into it if you guys are okay with the AI-assisted translation

Last btw, this post was also translated using AI, so tell me, is there really that much of a difference?

Yuji Stare Yuji Itadori

  • Your story is already terrible. Don’t touch writing ever again.
  • You’re just making excuses because you’re lazy Go work your ass off
  • Meh, I have no problem with the translation
  • Go cry in a corner
  • Stop being an idiot and study English for a few months before continuing the game
  • Keep working on the game, you bastard!
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EDIT: I stand corrected. In that case, I still disrecommend using it, but it’s not forbidden.

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I’m not an expert on the rules, but I think HG permits AI translations even if they don’t encourage it. (Not an expression of my personal opinion on AI use.)

We permit but strongly discourage the use of AI translators (including Google Translate). Automatic translation works OK for short articles, but it rarely works well for longer works. If you do use automatic translation, we strongly recommend that a native English speaker review all the material you submit for publication.

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Thanks for the comment

And for the ai assistant

I think I’ll use it for a few months while I improve my English.

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Thanks for explaining

I will use ai just for some other months

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What is your native language? I would be happy to help you translate your game! I am not a native myself, but I know one or two things about the language so feel free to DM if you are interested.

I am Brazilian and speak Portuguese btw, so if you speak another language please ignore me

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“Gitae” (기태) looks Korean to me.

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Thanks for offering help, but unfortunately my language is not Portuguese I really appreciate it though, thank you!

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Nah i am just fan of lookism and gitae kim