Translate texts with ChatGPT: This is how it works

Translating texts with ChatGPT is possible with a simple command. The AI tool from OpenAI understands different languages and helps you with the translation. How good the result is depends on various factors.

Translating texts with ChatGPT has advantages and disadvantages

The free tool ChatGPT is able to communicate in many different languages and also translate them. These include English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Hindi.

• Although ChatGPT has been trained primarily to respond in English, the tool is multilingual and can handle a total of 95 languages. In addition to the “world languages”, rarer languages such as various Indian and Indonesian dialects, Persian, Bengali, Urdu or Welsh are also available.

• However, translation accuracy is better for some languages than others and problems may arise – especially when interpreting cultural terms and linguistic peculiarities.

• The accuracy of the translation also depends on the quality and quantity of the trained data and the difficulty of the text.

• In order to get a quick translation of a text and/or to understand the content, ChatGPT is basically a good option. For professional use, however, the translation feature is not yet sufficient. This is especially true if you are translating languages that you do not speak yourself.

• For error-free text translation in the professional sector, you should therefore continue to rely on human intelligence instead of artificial intelligence.

How to succeed in translation with ChatGPT

There is no set upper limit to the length of text you can translate with ChatGPT. However, ChatGPT has been trained to handle shorter text sequences. Therefore, too many words can be problematic because the bot does not understand the context, for example.

• Split texts into shorter sections for translation first to ensure that the AI grasps the context, making the translation more accurate.

• To translate text, you don’t need long commands. Write down your wish followed by the text to be translated. It goes like this:

• Translate this text to Spanish: Although ChatGPT has been trained primarily to respond in English, the tool is multilingual and can handle a total of 95 languages. In addition to the “world languages”, rarer languages such as various Indian and Indonesian dialects, Persian, Bengali, Urdu or Welsh are also available.

• ChatGPT will now translate into the language you have selected. If the desired language selection is not available, the chatbot will inform you.

• Good to know: Translations of web pages via URL input are not possible as ChatGPT is not connected to the internet.