Machine Translation - 2001 Has Already Arrived
http://www.tc-forum.org/topictr/tr19mach.htm

Bauer, Elisabeth
TC-FORUM
2000

Abstract:

The easiest way to cope with existing language barriers undoubtedly is the use of translation programs, electronic helpers that translate texts automatically. However, with high expectations meeting poor quality translation results in the past, press media regularly concluded that users had better learn the language themselves or employ at least a human translator. Yet a closer look at modern machine translation (MT) programs allows a more subtle view.