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Poll: Clients often think fluent AI drafts mean less human work. How do you address rate pressure?
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Oct 11

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Hipyan Nopri
Hipyan Nopri  Identity Verified
Indonezija
Local time: 16:03
angleščina - indonezijščina
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Charge for Responsibility, Not Keystrokes Oct 11

I voted “Other.”

I position myself as the professional who manages the client’s risk, and I bill AI-assisted review by the hour.

In legal translation, fluent machine output is often more dangerous than clumsy output, because its errors are hidden.

Per-word discounts and tracked changes both suggest I am paid per correction, while flat fees ignore that review time grows with the length of the text and the quality of the draft.

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I voted “Other.”

I position myself as the professional who manages the client’s risk, and I bill AI-assisted review by the hour.

In legal translation, fluent machine output is often more dangerous than clumsy output, because its errors are hidden.

Per-word discounts and tracked changes both suggest I am paid per correction, while flat fees ignore that review time grows with the length of the text and the quality of the draft.

An hourly rate, estimated in advance from a sample, reflects what clients actually pay for: my full responsibility for a document they can safely rely on. ▲ Collapse


Michael Newton
 
writeaway
writeaway  Identity Verified
francoščina - angleščina
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The hard sell continues? Oct 11

Surely there must be other far more interesting poll topics than AI? This reminds me of the days back when CAT tools and MT dominated all the Proz polls, non-stop.

Daryo
Jennifer Levey
Andy Davis
Philip Lees
Alex Lichanow
Chris Spurgin
svetlana cosqueric
 
Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise  Identity Verified
Belgija
Local time: 11:03
Član (2020)
francoščina - nizozemščina, flamščina
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AI/MT 06:03

AI or MT drafts obviously mean less human work. Otherwise it would be impossible for me to offer a lower MTPE rate while remaining profitable.
 


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