Poll: Have you planned out where you want to go professionally in the next few years, albeit mentally?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Just keep going... Jul 10

These days, with all the challenges the translation industry is facing, who can make any plans? I am at the end of my career and I’ll just keep going and adapting to the new circumstances, that is to say trying to be both resilient and flexible…

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WolfgangS
e_marisa
Heather Oland
Maria Laura Curzi
Philip Lees
Angie Garbarino
 
arjenvanderveer
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Local time: 23:44
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Not sure Jul 10

I've been in the industry for 25 years. I'm going full AI and bought my own local AI-infrastructure. To be honest, it's terrifyingly good. Don't know what the future holds for us...

 
writeaway
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What future? Jul 10

arjenvanderveer wrote:

I've been in the industry for 25 years. I'm going full AI and bought my own local AI-infrastructure. To be honest, it's terrifyingly good. Don't know what the future holds for us...


If AI infrastructure is that readily available for all to buy, then what future is there for human translation?


martini
Michael Newton
Daryo
Angie Garbarino
 
Gianni Pastore
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I can answer that Jul 11

arjenvanderveer wrote:

I've been in the industry for 25 years. I'm going full AI and bought my own local AI-infrastructure. To be honest, it's terrifyingly good. Don't know what the future holds for us...


No one will send you work b/c they will have their own AI-infrastructure.


Michael Newton
 
Thayenga
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Local time: 23:44
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Yes Jul 11

Slowing down a little and enjoying life more. It has it's advantages officially have been retired.

 
Jennifer Levey
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Local time: 17:44
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No changes planned Jul 11

I take retirement VERY seriously, and have no plans to do a U-turn.
JL


 


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