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AI translated 100 listings for my shop. same mistakes every single time

A small e-commerce seller using AI to translate product listings into four languages found identical mistakes repeated across about 100 listings, such as 'plug and play' rendered as 'insert and then play' in six listings. The pattern suggests systematic bias in AI translation output rather than random one-offs.

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AI translated 100 listings for my shop. same mistakes every single time.: A small e-commerce seller using AI to translate product listings into four languages found identical mistakes repeated across about 100 listings, such as 'plug and play' rendered as 'insert and then play' in six listings. The pattern suggests systematic bias in AI translation output rather than random one-offs.