Can ASL-to-text AI ever be accurate enough to replace human interpreters in high-stakes settings — medical, legal, employment?
Automatic sign language recognition keeps hitting benchmarks on controlled datasets, but real clinics, courtrooms, and hiring panels aren't controlled. Where's the line between "useful assist" and "dangerous substitute"? What has to be true for you to trust it — ever?
Prompts to get you thinking
- Describe a moment you watched an AI caption fail in a setting that actually mattered.
- What would a "confidence threshold" you'd actually accept look like? 95%? 99.9%?
- Who is accountable when the AI mis-translates and the stakes are someone's health, freedom, or paycheck?
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