Optimizing Machine Translation through Prompt Engineering: An Investigation into ChatGPT's Customizability

arXiv:2308.01391v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: This paper explores the influence of integrating the purpose of the translation and the target audience into prompts on the quality of translations produced by ChatGPT. Drawing on previous translation studies, industry practices, and ISO standards, the research underscores the significance of the pre-production phase in the translation process. The study reveals that the inclusion of suitable prompts in large-scale language models like ChatGPT can yield flexible translations, a feat yet to be realized by …

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