Gibberish translations marred disaster relief effort in Alaska

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Jan 20 2023 | 00:03:25

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A California-based language service provider (LSP) is in hot water this week, after reports came out that the company provided the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with nonsensical translations into Indigenous languages.

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