John Brazier spent 25 years leading Oracle's technical documentation team, managing 394 books translated into 10+ languages. Today we discuss why AI-generated documentation fails at enterprise scale, the $12M translation problem, and why technical writers are evolving into "Knowledge Orchestrators."🔑 Key Topics:- Why enterprise documentation requires human wisdom, not just AI knowledge- The $500K cost of translating a single 500,000-word manual- How one comma can trigger a $40,000 retranslation- Revenue recognition regulations that make AI documentation illegal- The future role: Knowledge Orchestrator vs Technical Writer📊 Quick Stats:- 394 books in Oracle's documentation library- $12M initial translation cost for 6-product logistics suite- 500,000 translatable words per book- Translation costs: $0.06-$0.30 per word⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 Introduction02:28 The Scale of Documentation at Oracle04:41 Translation Challenges ($12M Problem)09:29 Knowledge vs Wisdom in Technical Writing16:36 The Future of Technical Writers31:39 Why Human Oversight Is Non-Negotiable#TechnicalWriting #AI #Documentation #EnterpriseAI #FutureOfWork
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