{"id":13113,"date":"2025-09-10T15:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/google-translate-or-professional-translator-dare-to-take-the-risk\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:19:13","slug":"google-translate-or-professional-translator-dare-to-take-the-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/google-translate-or-professional-translator-dare-to-take-the-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Translate or professional translator – dare to take the risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Can’t you just use Google Translate or ChatGPT when translating texts?<\/p>

Many companies ask themselves that very question. It seems fast, cheap – and often “good enough”. But according to Diane and Erik from OnLine Translation, it’s a dangerous shortcut that can be costly in terms of credibility, legal errors and lost impact in communication.

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1. ChatGPT translates – but does it really get the message?<\/h2>

ChatGPT and Google Translate can give you a quick result. But they struggle to handle context, technical language and tone of voice. This means that even small mistakes can change the meaning – and in the worst case, lead to serious misunderstandings. <\/p>

One example is from Randers Municipality, where Google Translate was used in a case of forced removal of children. The result went completely wrong – with major human consequences. Read more about the case\n here.<\/a>
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2. The art of professional translation<\/h2>

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\n \n Professional translators<\/a>\n <\/span>\n<\/strong> do NOT translate sentence by sentence. They capture the message, nuances and mood of the text – and recreate it in the target language. This is often where the difference between “good enough” and “just right” becomes clear.

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3. When does ChatGPT make sense?<\/h2>

ChatGPT can be useful for internal texts, research or inspiration – especially when you’re working in your native language and can correct afterwards. But when it comes to important texts for customers, business partners or legal bodies, you should always use a professional translator.

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4. So… is ChatGPT ready for those tricky texts?<\/h2>

We actually let ChatGPT answer that question itself – and it admits:
“When it comes to critical texts (contracts, medicine, marketing, courts, etc.), a professional translator should always be involved.<\/em>
If it’s internal documents, research or inspiration, I can be a great help – often with high enough quality for the purpose.<\/em><\/p>

In short: I can provide a strong starting point and save you time and money. But if you don’t want to take any risks – it’s still people you need to focus on. <\/em>“<\/p>

So the question is: Do you want to take the risk – or do you want to make sure your message hits the mark?<\/strong><\/p>

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5. Do you need a professional translator?<\/h2>

At OnLine Translation, we offer many different translation services. For example, we offer: legal translations, medical translations and many more…

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\"\ud83d\udc49\" Contact us to learn more at \n +45 7633 9000<\/a>\n<\/span> or contact us at \n online@online-translation.dk<\/a>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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Can’t you just use Google Translate or ChatGPT when translating texts? Many companies ask themselves that very question. It seems fast, cheap – and often “good enough”. But according to Diane and Erik from OnLine Translation, it’s a dangerous shortcut that can be costly in terms of credibility, legal errors and lost impact in communication. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-language-insights-from-online-translation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13113"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13391,"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13113\/revisions\/13391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online-translation.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}