Same AI System, Different Result: What a Japanese Idiom Reveals About Multi-Model Translation Risk in 2026
A few weeks ago I ran a small translation experiment. The phrase I used was Nana korobi ya oki, a Japanese proverb. Literally, it translates as ‘fall seven times, rise eight.’ Its actual meaning, understood by any native speaker, is closer to the English idea of resilience: keep going regardless of how many setbacks you…