Google Will Keep Translating ‘Indocumentado’ To ‘Illegal Immigrant’

PM demands more from google. File photo dated 17/01/08 of the Google logo as Prime Minister David Cameron has called on the internet giant do more to rid the internet of child pornography, warning that lives are bein... PM demands more from google. File photo dated 17/01/08 of the Google logo as Prime Minister David Cameron has called on the internet giant do more to rid the internet of child pornography, warning that lives are being put at risk. Issue date: Sunday June 9, 2013. See PA story POLITICS Pornography. Photo credit should read: Martin Keene/PA Wire URN:16754880 MORE LESS
Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

Google has no intention of correcting the translation of the Spanish word for “undocumented” to “illegal immigrant” in English, according to ABC-Fusion writer Jorge Rivas.

A Google spokesperson told Rivas it has no plans to update the translation for ‘indocumentado’ as it appears in some instances online, noting that the service provides a field for users to suggest a better translation in order to improve the system.

“Since the translations are generated by machine, they’re not always perfect, but we’re constantly working to improve the quality of our algorithms, and we appreciate this feedback,” a Google product communications specialist said in a statement.

Latest Livewire
Comments
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: