Comment by nottorp

> Hey how do you implement X in lang Y using Z?

I'd ask that, look at the answer then write the code myself. Unless it's "how do you initialize a button in lang Y using Z?" or other trivial stuff like that.

> is just one massive bubble and we're actually nowhere near AGI

Correct.

> life changing for language specific tasks like translation etc

Translations can be even more dangerous than code IMO. Think contracts and other legalese where every word matters.

Also the difference between a great translation and a useless one when we're talking fiction is enormous. Great ones are basically a rewrite by someone who knows both the source and destination language and has enough literary talent to somehow translate the original's style, not only the words*.

There's a lot of middle ground where it doesn't really matter though.

* Think of translating Terry Pratchett. Or Lord of the Rings.