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Chinese | 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称 | 越南等国的端午节早就音译了

hj58 — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:29:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称
Poster: hj58
Post title: 越南等国的端午节早就音译了

端午节放假？别睡懒觉！出来保卫中国文化！
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　　很多人说中国国力强盛之后，自然会改正。大错！文化是需要时间积淀的，但又很容易被新的文化所覆盖。所以，保护中国文化时不我待，越早越好。越南等国的国力远远不如中国，但是它们的端午节早就音译了，一看就知道和欧美没有关系：

　　越南：Tet Doan Ngo（节，端午）
　　韩国：Danoje（端午祭）
　　日本：Tango no sekku（端午，节句）

　　改译不需要花大钱，只要对外国人宣布一下，在新的出版物里使用新译法即可，根本不需要强大的国力来支撑。

专题：把“端午节”译为 Dragon Boat Festival 是非常错误的
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Scams | Fraudulent messages impersonating ProZ.com staff | Update: login alerts and two-step login for every account

Fawad Aslam Awan — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:28:00 +0000

Forum: Scams
Topic: Fraudulent messages impersonating ProZ.com staff
Poster: Fawad Aslam Awan
Post title: Update: login alerts and two-step login for every account

An update for this thread: every account now gets an email when it is signed in from a browser or device we haven't seen before, and when its password or login email changes, with a "This wasn't me" button to lock the account down. Members can also turn on two-step login, so a stolen password alone is no longer enough: [url removed] #two-step

ProZ.com Support Team

ProZ.com suggestions | Implement 2-factor authentication (2FA/2SV/MFA) | Update: two-step login now covers every login, plus login alerts

Fawad Aslam Awan — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:10:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com suggestions
Topic: Implement 2-factor authentication (2FA/2SV/MFA)
Poster: Fawad Aslam Awan
Post title: Update: two-step login now covers every login, plus login alerts

An update on the "first step" mentioned above: two-step login now covers every way of logging in (password, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn). Turning it on signs out your other sessions, and you can choose to remember a trusted browser for 30 days. We also now email you when your account is signed in from a new browser or device, and when your password or login email changes. Settings: [url removed] #two-step

ProZ.com Support Team

ProZ.com profile help | my gmail allert | Yes: two-step login is now available

Fawad Aslam Awan — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:09:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com profile help
Topic: my gmail allert
Poster: Fawad Aslam Awan
Post title: Yes: two-step login is now available

[quote]Eva Stoppa wrote:

But does Proz.com offer a 2FA, yet? Would be interesting to know. [/quote]

To answer the question above: yes. Two-step login is available at [url removed] #two-step. With it on, logging in needs your password and a 6-digit code emailed to you. Every account also now gets an email when it is signed in from a browser or device we haven't seen before.

ProZ.com Support Team

Reports to ProZ.com members | A misuse of a new feature? | Two-step login and login alerts are now available

Fawad Aslam Awan — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:08:00 +0000

Forum: Reports to ProZ.com members
Topic: A misuse of a new feature?
Poster: Fawad Aslam Awan
Post title: Two-step login and login alerts are now available

Following up on the multi-factor authentication discussion: two-step login (a 6-digit code emailed at every login, covering all login methods) is now available to everyone at [url removed] #two-step. Every account also now gets an email when it is signed in from a new browser or device, or when the password or login email changes. We kept two-step login optional for members, so those who want the extra step can turn it on.

ProZ.com Support Team

Chinese | 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称 | 这是你个人发布的翻译规范？

ysun — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:10:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称
Poster: ysun
Post title: 这是你个人发布的翻译规范？

[quote]hj58 wrote:

译龙为 dragon 就相当于把 e-mail 译为“电子信函”。

译龙为 loong 就相当于把 e-mail 译为“电子邮件”。 [/quote]
这是你个人发布的翻译规范？令人遗憾的是，连2024年宣传“译龙为 loong”最积极的 CGTN 都根本就不会再理睬你了！现在人家遵循的是《中国时政话语翻译基本规范·英文》：

[img] [url removed] [/img]

[b]CGTN[/b]
2026
[url removed]

[quote]hj58 wrote:

韩国人大力宣传 Danoje，而中国的端午节的名字还完全使用外国概念组合而成 dragon boat festival。让外国人以为这种东西并非源于中国，中国大量文化财富就这样流失了。[/quote]
外国人真的以为这种东西并非源于中国吗？看看这些：

[b]UNESCO: Dragon Boat festival[/b]
[url removed]

[url removed]

Chinese | 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称 | 电子信函

hj58 — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:59:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称
Poster: hj58
Post title: 电子信函

译龙为 dragon 就相当于把 e-mail 译为“电子信函”。

译龙为 loong 就相当于把 e-mail 译为“电子邮件”。

CAT Tools Technical Help | Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software | Thank you for the feedback and thoughtful discussion

kosuke kajimoto — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:38:00 +0000

Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software
Poster: kosuke kajimoto
Post title: Thank you for the feedback and thoughtful discussion

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to comment on this thread, including those who raised concerns about transparency.

I understand why these questions matter in a professional community, and I genuinely appreciate the feedback.

I'm also grateful to the ProZ staff for taking the time to clarify the posting permission.

I respect that everyone has their own perspective and can freely decide whether to participate in the research.

Thank you again for your time and contributions.

CAT Tools Technical Help | Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software | Thank you for sharing your experience

kosuke kajimoto — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:26:00 +0000

Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software
Poster: kosuke kajimoto
Post title: Thank you for sharing your experience

[quote]Li-Hsiang Hsu wrote:

Because I don't need it most of the time. And the new versions of all CAT tools are subscription based with a monthly fee, too expensive for my usage (may be 1 or 2 times for one season ie 3-4 months). So I may need to use a CAT tool less than 10 times in a year. [/quote]

Thank you, Li-Hsiang, for sharing your perspective.

It's valuable to hear from professionals who choose not to use CAT software, too. Understanding when existing tools are sufficient, or when CAT tools are not needed at all, is just as important as identifying unresolved problems.

I appreciate you taking the time to contribute to the discussion.

CAT Tools Technical Help | Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software | @Peter (and @Ana too, if you're still with us)

Jennifer Levey — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:20:00 +0000

Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software
Poster: Jennifer Levey
Post title: @Peter (and @Ana too, if you're still with us)

[quote]Peter Motte wrote:
Don't answer AI bots
It's a bot. Don't answer it. [/quote]
I'm pretty sure you're right - although the explanation in the opening post is quite elaborate; even to the point of stating up-front that Proz staff had "permitted this inquiry in the technical forums" - something that staff member Ana has subsequently confirmed!
In the (continued) absence of any indication whatsoever as to the identity of the OP, or the business they represent, I've had a quick squint on the web in search of "kosuke kajimoto".
Our friend and (sometimes) trustworthy servant Google found a few potentially relevant 'hits' - amongst them a conference paper presented at an IEICE* event in Japan in 2023 entitled "Investigation of Technical Support Scams Targeting Japan"**, whose second author is identified as Kosuke Kajimoto of the Japan Cybercrime Control Center (JC3).
I can't help wondering if OP's underlying purpose in coming here to ask about something relatively trivial - our recent CAT acquisitions - isn't perhaps the vector of a probe into the cybersecurity measures in force on Proz.com.
_______________
* Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), Japan
** [url removed]

CAT Tools Technical Help | Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software | Don't answer AI bots

Peter Motte — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:19:00 +0000

Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software
Poster: Peter Motte
Post title: Don't answer AI bots

It's a bot. Don't answer it.

CAT Tools Technical Help | Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software | I barely use CAT tools now

Li-Hsiang Hsu — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:51:00 +0000

Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software
Poster: Li-Hsiang Hsu
Post title: I barely use CAT tools now

Because I don't need it most of the time. And the new versions of all CAT tools are subscription based with a monthly fee, too expensive for my usage (may be 1 or 2 times for one season ie 3-4 months). So I may need to use a CAT tool less than 10 times in a year.

Chinese | 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称 | Smart Dragon-1 — “捷龙一号”

ysun — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:41:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称
Poster: ysun
Post title: Smart Dragon-1 — “捷龙一号”

[quote]hj58 wrote:

要看捷龙火箭的主人，如果他自己没有英译火箭的名字，那么要看他自己怎么理解这个“龙”字。

如果他认为这条龙是欧洲的獗（dragon，至今被普遍汉译为“龙”），那么新华社翻译成 dragon 没有错。

如果他认为自己的龙是中国龙，那么我认为新华社译龙为 dragon 是错误的。当然，新华社可以说它是按照《规范》翻译的，没有错。那么我只能说《规范》错了。当然，很多人不同意。那就见仁见智了。
[/quote]
中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室把中欧 Dragon Programme 简单意译为中欧“龙计划”，把 Smart Dragon-1 简单意译为“捷龙一号”。这可让人情何以堪？

[b]《2021中国的航天》白皮书（双语全文）[/b]
中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室
2022-01-29
[url removed]
[quote]
（一）航天运输系统

2016年以来，截至2021年12月，共完成207次发射任务，其中长征系列运载火箭发射共完成183次，总发射次数突破400次。长征系列运载火箭加速向无毒、无污染、模块化、智慧化方向升级换代，“长征五号”“长征五号乙”运载火箭实现应用发射，“长征八号”“长征七号甲”实现首飞，运载能力持续增强。运载火箭多样化发射服务能力迈上新台阶，“长征十一号”实现海上商业化应用发射，“捷龙一号”“快舟一号甲”“双曲线一号”“谷神星一号”等商业运载火箭成功发射。可重复使用运载器飞行演示验证试验取得成功。
……

1. Space Transport System

From 2016 to December 2021, 207 launch missions were completed, including 183 by the Long March carrier rocket series. The total launch attempts exceeded 400.

The Long March carrier rockets are being upgraded towards non-toxic and pollution-free launch, and they are becoming smarter boosted by modular technology. The Long March-5 and Long March-5B carrier rockets have been employed for regular launches; Long March-8 and Long March-7A have made their maiden flights, with increased payload capacity.

China now provides a variety of launch vehicle services. The Long March-11 carrier rocket has achieved commercial launch from the sea; the Smart Dragon-1, Kuaizhou-1A, Hyperbola-1, CERES-1 and other commercial vehicles have been successfully launched; successful demonstration flight tests on reusable launch vehicles have been carried out.[/quote]
……
[quote] 8.人才与学术交流。
……
——通过中欧空间科学研讨会、中欧空间科技合作对话、中欧“龙计划”等渠道，促进空间科学、遥感与导航方向的科技交流。

(8) Personnel and academic exchanges
……
· China has promoted scientific and technological exchanges in the fields of space science, remote sensing and navigation through the China-Europe Space Science Bilateral Meeting, the China-EU-ESA Dialogue on Space Technology Cooperation, and the Dragon Programme - a joint undertaking between ESA and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.[/quote]

Chinese | 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称 | 中欧 Dragon Programme 应该译为“中欧獗计划”还是“中欧龙计划”？

ysun — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:26:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称
Poster: ysun
Post title: 中欧 Dragon Programme 应该译为“中欧獗计划”还是“中欧龙计划”？

[quote]hj58 wrote:

要看捷龙火箭的主人，如果他自己没有英译火箭的名字，那么要看他自己怎么理解这个“龙”字。

如果他认为这条龙是欧洲的獗（dragon，至今被普遍汉译为“龙”），那么新华社翻译成 dragon 没有错。

如果他认为自己的龙是中国龙，那么我认为新华社译龙为 dragon 是错误的。当然，新华社可以说它是按照《规范》翻译的，没有错。那么我只能说《规范》错了。当然，很多人不同意。那就见仁见智了。
[/quote]
中欧 Dragon Programme 应该译为“中欧獗计划”还是“中欧龙计划”？或者还是译为“中龙欧獗合作计划”？

[b]中华人民共和国科学技术部：
关于征集2019年“龙计划”四期陆地遥感高级培训班承办单位的通知[/b]
日期： 2018年12月12日
[url removed]
[quote]各有关单位：

　　中欧遥感科技合作“龙计划”（Dragon Programme）是中国科技部与欧洲空间局于2004在地球观测领域共同启动的大型国际合作研究项目，至今已经顺利实施十五年，其主要目标是建立地球观测数据应用的中欧联合研究队伍，开展陆地、大气、海洋遥感中欧合作研究，推动双方遥感应用技术水平的提高。“龙计划”由我中心和欧洲空间局对地观测部共同负责实施，目前四期（2016-2020）项目正在执行。[/quote]

Chinese | 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称 | 三言两语讲不清，就音译加注释

hj58 — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:59:00 +0000

Forum: Chinese
Topic: 简单音译全部中国文化事物名称
Poster: hj58
Post title: 三言两语讲不清，就音译加注释

三言两语讲不清，就音译加注释：Qiaopi（侨批）
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Translation Theory and Practice | 5-Minute Student Survey on Translation Processes for University Class | Your whole class seems to be asking the same Q here.

Cilian O'Tuama — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:20:00 +0000

Forum: Translation Theory and Practice
Topic: 5-Minute Student Survey on Translation Processes for University Class
Poster: Cilian O'Tuama
Post title: Your whole class seems to be asking the same Q here.

[quote]Ertashuisclos wrote:

Your real-world experience is incredibly valuable to students like me who are studying the industry. [/quote]

What do you mean by "studying the industry"?

I'd suggest you study something else, something worthwhile, with a future...
Apply your skills elsewhere. Good luck!

Subtitling | If you could fix one thing about your subtitling software, what would it be? | Timing and line breaks are my biggest time sink

Asjad Aamir — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:02:00 +0000

Forum: Subtitling
Topic: If you could fix one thing about your subtitling software, what would it be?
Poster: Asjad Aamir
Post title: Timing and line breaks are my biggest time sink

Welcome, Ryan — good question. My biggest daily frustration is timing: I run a rough auto-transcript first to get the text down, but I still have to manually nudge every in and out time and fix the line breaks, because no tool I have used splits dialogue cleanly at natural pauses. If your app could nail automatic timing plus sensible two-line breaks, that alone would save me the most tedious hour of every project.

Software applications | Thirteen apps. One craft. | Which craft?

CafeTran Trainer — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:40:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: Which craft?

[quote]PAS wrote:

"Reverse-engineered Trados..."

From what I've read, all code was written from scratch in Rust using Claude.
They are apparently alpha versions, released a week ago or so, so the future's wide open :) [/quote]

ZD Net:

Like the other ArtCraft apps, the team wrote PDFCraft in Rust, using AI to reverse-engineer the original into an app available for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS, and Windows.

[url removed]

Review: [url removed]

The video sounds more like a promotional video.

By the way, a colleague of mine suggested the name "Craftwerk" for this suite.

[Edited at 2026-10-20 07:48 GMT]

Reports to ProZ.com members | A misuse of a new feature? | A better obstacle

Daryo — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:55:00 +0000

Forum: Reports to ProZ.com members
Topic: A misuse of a new feature?
Poster: Daryo
Post title: A better obstacle

[quote]Zea_Mays wrote:

[quote]Peter Motte wrote:

I hate forms of Multifactor Authentication
It makes us more dependant on tech than we already are, and in the end it's your own insight that makes you skip those untrustworthy clients.
I Multifactor Authentication is introduced, they'll find another way to get in. [/quote]

With an increasing number of AI driven bots trying to disrupt sites and hack accounts, using at least MFA has become mandatory in the modern web.
I agree that using methods like authenticators is cumbersome, but there are easier ones, like pairing your credentials (user name/email + password) with a code sent to your phone. That's a very small toll for a more secure environment - see the recent breach with hacked ProZ accounts! [/quote]

Multifactor Authentication is not much of a deterrent for scammers. It's like needing two keys for the same door. IOW it means that instead of ONE piece of tech you become dependent on TWO. So if your phone battery phone gets drained or the phone lost or stolen, or 'the other email' gets hijacked or messed up by the email provider [that does happen] then you to get cut off from your own account - no need for any hacker to be involved.

OTOH a better verification / plausibility check at the time of creating a new account would help get rid at least of the lazy scammers - send them looking for easier targets. ***As of now no more effort is needed to create a new user account than dreaming up a username!*** That a completely blank profile is acceptable is for me a far larger 'hole in the fence' than the absence of compulsory MFA.

I got the same message about 6 months ago, about some 'Frank' with a completely empty profile claiming to be an ex-client of mine. For what nefarious purposes would anyone create a 'non-profile' on Proz so that they can claim to be my ex-client is anyone's guess. But it looks to me like being done on purpose, not a like a bug.

I contacted Proz support and all that happened was that this empty profile whose sole activity was to make a false claim was 'forbidden from contacting me' - and allowed to remain! Someone in the meantime must have been doing a bit of housekeeping as now this fake empty 'ex-client Frank' profile is finally gone.

Subtitling | If you could fix one thing about your subtitling software, what would it be? | Re: If you could fix one thing about your subtitling software

VideoTextTeam — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:51:00 +0000

Forum: Subtitling
Topic: If you could fix one thing about your subtitling software, what would it be?
Poster: VideoTextTeam
Post title: Re: If you could fix one thing about your subtitling software

Biggest time sinks for me: (1) round-tripping timing files between SRT, VTT and STL without losing frame rate or offsets; (2) spec checks before export, not after (CPS, characters per line, line count, minimum/maximum duration) per client or platform rules; (3) bulk shift/stretch to fix sync without re-spotting. Preview against the video and clean handling of italic and position tags matter as well. Happy to test a build if you share one.

CAT Tools Technical Help | Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software | @Ana

Jennifer Levey — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:19:00 +0000

Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software
Poster: Jennifer Levey
Post title: @Ana

[quote]Ana Moirano wrote:
Permission granted by ProZ
(...)
I confirm permission was requested by the poster.
[/quote]
Could you please explain:
- Why the Proz team considered that a potentially intrusive set of questions from an unidentified new user was suitable material for this forum?
- What "due diligence" did the Proz team carry out with regard to the OP and the business they represent? And what did you discover?
- Does the Proz team believe that long-standing members of the Proz community can safely engage with the OP and/or the business they represent?
- Are Proz members/users not entitled to know who is behind this enquiry?

CAT Tools Technical Help | Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software | Permission granted by ProZ

Ana Moirano — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:27:00 +0000

Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Commercial research: your recent decision about paid CAT software
Poster: Ana Moirano
Post title: Permission granted by ProZ

[quote]kosuke kajimoto wrote:

[quote]Jennifer Levey wrote:

[quote]kosuke kajimoto wrote:
ProZ support has permitted this inquiry in the technical forums.
(...)
[/quote]
Given the increasing numbers of Proz forum topics started by 'New users' whose profiles are utterly empty, and which make potentially invasive enquires about the business practices of long-standing Proz members, I wonder if a member of the Proz staff would care to come here and confirm the above-quoted statement from the OP? [/quote]
Thank you for raising this concern. I understand why a new account asking about professional software decisions could raise questions.

For clarity, I represent a small software business in Japan conducting pre-development research. I am not presenting myself as a translator or a CAT software vendor. Participation is entirely voluntary, and I am not asking for private business records, client information or contact details.

Before posting, I contacted ProZ support and received permission to post this inquiry in the technical forums.

I agree that confirmation directly from ProZ staff would be reassuring, and I would welcome that. I also understand that permission to post is not an endorsement of any future product or commercial activity.

Thank you for highlighting the importance of transparency. [/quote]

I confirm permission was requested by the poster.

Ana
ProZ Team

Software applications | Thirteen apps. One craft. | Don't use free apps

Peter Motte — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:32:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: Peter Motte
Post title: Don't use free apps

It's clear why you shouldn't use free apps. They will steal your work. Don't believe what they tell you.

Reports to ProZ.com members | A misuse of a new feature? | AI will find ways out of 2MA

Peter Motte — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:31:00 +0000

Forum: Reports to ProZ.com members
Topic: A misuse of a new feature?
Poster: Peter Motte
Post title: AI will find ways out of 2MA

[quote]Zea_Mays wrote:

[quote]Peter Motte wrote:

I hate forms of Multifactor Authentication
It makes us more dependant on tech than we already are, and in the end it's your own insight that makes you skip those untrustworthy clients.
I Multifactor Authentication is introduced, they'll find another way to get in. [/quote]

With an increasing number of AI driven bots trying to disrupt sites and hack accounts, using at least MFA has become mandatory in the modern web.
I agree that using methods like authenticators is cumbersome, but there are easier ones, like pairing your credentials (user name/email + password) with a code sent to your phone. That's a very small toll for a more secure environment - see the recent breach with hacked ProZ accounts! [/quote]

Not at all. AI will find ways out of AI. If they can hack, they can get round MA too.

Reports to ProZ.com members | A misuse of a new feature? | MFA is mandatory and vital from a cyber security perspective

Zea_Mays — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:44:00 +0000

Forum: Reports to ProZ.com members
Topic: A misuse of a new feature?
Poster: Zea_Mays
Post title: MFA is mandatory and vital from a cyber security perspective

[quote]Peter Motte wrote:

I hate forms of Multifactor Authentication
It makes us more dependant on tech than we already are, and in the end it's your own insight that makes you skip those untrustworthy clients.
I Multifactor Authentication is introduced, they'll find another way to get in. [/quote]

With an increasing number of AI driven bots trying to disrupt sites and hack accounts, using at least MFA has become mandatory in the modern web.
I agree that using methods like authenticators is cumbersome, but there are easier ones, like pairing your credentials (user name/email + password) with a code sent to your phone. That's a very small toll for a more secure environment - see the recent breach with hacked ProZ accounts!

Reports to ProZ.com members | A misuse of a new feature? | I hate MA

Peter Motte — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:46:00 +0000

Forum: Reports to ProZ.com members
Topic: A misuse of a new feature?
Poster: Peter Motte
Post title: I hate MA

[quote]Zea_Mays wrote:

As long as ProZ insists on having Multifactor Authentication only as an option instead of making it mandatory, doors are wide open to all sorts of bots and scammers. (See the forums for some of the bots.) [/quote]

I hate forms of Multifactor Authentication
It makes us more dependant on tech than we already are, and in the end it's your own insight that makes you skip those untrustworthy clients.
I Multifactor Authentication is introduced, they'll find another way to get in.

Software applications | Thirteen apps. One craft. | reverse

PAS — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:44:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: PAS
Post title: reverse

"Reverse-engineered Trados..."

From what I've read, all code was written from scratch in Rust using Claude.
They are apparently alpha versions, released a week ago or so, so the future's wide open :)

Reports to ProZ.com members | A misuse of a new feature? | Teresa:

expressisverbis — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:56:00 +0000

Forum: Reports to ProZ.com members
Topic: A misuse of a new feature?
Poster: expressisverbis
Post title: Teresa:

Apparently, Zeus has been assigning projects from Mount Olympus! 😂
I’d be careful about confirming any divine working relationships without checking with the gods first!
You did the right thing by contacting ProZ support!
I hope the site staff investigate this properly, because situations like this raise legitimate questions about the reliability of the platform's professional relationship and project history features.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

AI for translators and interpreters | AI risks | The risk is not AI per se, but the risk tolerance within the AI sector is dangerously high

Li-Hsiang Hsu — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:52:00 +0000

Forum: AI for translators and interpreters
Topic: AI risks
Poster: Li-Hsiang Hsu
Post title: The risk is not AI per se, but the risk tolerance within the AI sector is dangerously high

Daniel Kokotajlo, a former AI governance researcher at OpenAI, testified before the UK Parliament’s Committee on Commerce, Innovation, Science and Business on October 13, 2026.

During this official session, he pointed out that:
- The level of risk tolerance within the AI industry is “catastrophically high.”
- Researchers at OpenAI faced significant internal pressure to refrain from speaking publicly about the dangers associated with the technologies under development.
- A researcher at Anthropic estimated a 5% probability that their model, Claude, could begin “plotting” against the company or against humanity within a year, once it gained control over the entire research process. But they don't worry about it.

Here's an extract of his testimony:

"I'll share an anecdote from talking to someone at Anthropic a few months ago."

"A year from now, two years from now, it's Anthropic's plan to essentially put Claude in charge of the entire research process within Anthropic, including the safety aspects of the research process."

"I asked this person: 'If and when that happens, what is the probability that Claudes will be plotting against Anthropic and against humanity at that point?'"

"This person said: 'It's more like 5%. Not worth worrying about. I'm in fact going to transfer away from the alignment team because 5% is not that big of a deal.'"

"I came away from this conversation being like, 'oh my gosh!'"

"This person's job is to prevent this sort of thing from happening, and they think the risk is a 1 in 20 chance of it happening in the very near future in a way that would be catastrophic. And they think a 1 in 20 chance is low enough that they shouldn't really worry about it."

Here's the session video:
[url removed] @ai_ctrl/video/Del1-ujlHIo/video-ex-open-ai-researcher-daniel-kokotajlo-tells-m-ps-he-spoke-to-a-researcher-at/

Reports to ProZ.com members | A misuse of a new feature? | Some time ago

WolfgangS — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:19:00 +0000

Forum: Reports to ProZ.com members
Topic: A misuse of a new feature?
Poster: WolfgangS
Post title: Some time ago

[quote]Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote:

I received this morning an email with the following text:

“Bengi Zeus reported to have assigned work to you at least once in the past.

Confirm working relationship

Confirming this report will also allow you to add their project to your Project history and collect feedback on that project from them (feedback request is optional).

This client-vendor relationship report means that you have worked with them at least once in the past regardless of your experience with them. However, if you believe this report is a mistake, or if you have questions, please contact site staff through the support center: [url removed] ”

I have NEVER worked with this person before and “he” is a newly registered member on Proz ( [url removed] ). Curiously enough this email was sent two minutes after “his” last profile update. I have sent a support ticket to Proz staff but I would like to draw your attention to this. I don’t know what "his" intention is, but it certainly isn’t a good one...
[/quote]

I received the same message. Trashed