alpac-report-landmark-mt-critique
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The ALPAC report (1996) is a frequently cited historical touchstone documenting the limitations and failures of early rule-based machine translation systems.
Summary
The ALPAC report is the widely referenced historical record showing that early rule-based translation systems largely produced output too poor to be useful. It serves here as a baseline: any current judgment about whether translation is working well or failing is implicitly measured against the shortcomings that report documented.