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I saw a new AI tool fix a broken translation in a game I was playing
I was playing an old Japanese RPG last month and the fan translation had a line that made no sense. I took a screenshot and ran it through one of those new AI image-to-text tools, then asked it to explain the line. In about 10 seconds, it gave me a clear English version that actually fit the story. The old way would have meant looking up forums for hours. Has anyone else used AI to fix old media like this?
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casey161mo ago
Noticed this happening with old instruction manuals and recipe blogs too. The original text gets mangled by bad scans or weird formatting, and a quick AI pass can untangle the meaning in seconds. It's like having a universal decoder ring for all the little broken bits of information floating around. This tech is quietly fixing a million small frustrations that used to just be dead ends.
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kim_west1mo ago
What game was it? I had that exact problem with a PS1 game last year. The official translation was so bad it broke a puzzle. I pasted the confusing text into a chatbot and it explained the original joke, which made the solution obvious. It felt like cheating but saved me from giving up on the game entirely. These tools are perfect for fixing old messed up translations.
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