When Google and ChatGPT translated my image text, one failed - and the other got weird

Testing new gadgets as a tech columnist, David Gewirtz faced unexpected challenges while using a ChatGPT Plus tool to translate Chinese text on a 3D printer's status page. While Google Translate failed to fully decode the interface, ChatGPT initially provided clear translations of buttons and warnings but later altered images unpredictably, distorting filament spools, changing object names, and even redesigning the displayed photo entirely. Despite its quirks, ChatGPT successfully translated critical information, but its image manipulation raised questions about reliability in AI tools for technical tasks.