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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ella Creamer

AI translation service launched for fiction writers and publishers prompts dismay among translators

Translated fiction is a growing business … a bookstore in Lisbon.
Translated fiction is a growing business … a bookstore in Lisbon. Photograph: rfranca/Alamy

An AI fiction translation service aimed at both traditional publishers and self-published authors has been launched in the UK. GlobeScribe.ai is currently charging $100 per book, per language for use of its translation services.

“There will always be a place for expert human translation, especially for highly literary or complex texts,” said the founders Fred Freeman and Betsy Reavley, who previously founded Bloodhound Books, which specialises in crime and thrillers. “But GlobeScribe.ai opens the door to new opportunities, making translation a viable option for a much broader range of fiction.”

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