Few industries have been as hard hit by AI as translation. For his Blood in the Machine site, @brianmerchant spoke to translators about slashed rates, career pivots, and months that go by with zero work. "I always have to plan for the day when the worst will happen. I can never relax. Living in this AI-driven economy is always expecting the rug to be pulled out from underneath you. I invested in my profession for years, and now I don't get to reap the benefits of that investment. I have to start all over again, always putting energy into this bottomless pit they call work," says one Canada-based translator who chose to remain anonymous.
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