ChatGPT vs. Google Translate: Who Will Ascend The Throne?

From content writing and programming to product design and data analysis, ChatGPT is making an immediate impact in almost every digital field imaginable. However, Google Translate is one of the best free online translation tools, but could ChatGPT take its crown? 

Google Translate has made a name for itself in the machine translation space. However, ChatGPT, although relatively new, is not a pushover. One of ChatGPT’s greatest advantages is its ability to adjust its translation based on the context or extra provided by the user. Google Translate can not currently do this.

ChatGPT offers more help. Rather than simply prompting it to translate, you can ask ChatGPT to provide a “meaning in Spanish” or “provide a meaning in English,” depending on which language you are translating. In this case, ChatGPT will provide a literal translation and interpretation of the idiom. ChatGPT’s ability to provide an “interpretation” rather than just a literal translation of colloquialism is an advantage.

While we can’t confidently say whether ChatGPT will challenge Google Translate’s dominance as the preferred translation tool, the AI chatbot clearly has the potential to give Google a fight.