The Shallowness of Google TranslateThe program uses state-of-the-art AI techniques, but simple tests show that it’s a long way from real understanding. One Sunday, at one of our weekly salsa sessions, my friend Frank brought along a Danish guest. I knew Frank spoke Danish well, because his mother was Danish, and he had lived in Denmark as a child. As for his friend, her English was fluent, as is standard for Scandinavians. However,
