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NBT reported that editor Kumar Vikram said at the opening of its Tamil translation workshop in Chennai that AI can assist but cannot replace translators doing creative work.
What changed
NBT reported that editor Kumar Vikram said at the opening of its Tamil translation workshop in Chennai that AI can assist but cannot replace translators doing creative work.
Remarks are relayed through the institution's English report; verbatim wording and original spoken language were not checked. This is not an NBT-wide AI ban. The three-day workshop's goal of translating over 75 books does not establish completed publication.
Editorial research question
Editorial interpretation: within Hindi-to-Tamil literary translation, an editor positions AI as assistance while retaining human translators' cultural and creative labour.
This is an editorial interpretation or question, separate from factual statements.
Evidence & sources
NBT reported that editor Kumar Vikram said at the opening of its Tamil translation workshop in Chennai that AI can assist but cannot replace translators doing creative work.
SRC-0261Newsletter issue at line 2; lines 8–16: event date, location, speakers and translation project.
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