Artificial intelligence in translation and interpreting
Where do we stand with AI-powered translation and interpreting?
Last year, a client I was meeting for the first time bluntly told me that I would soon be a thing of the past, replaced by artificial intelligence (AI), because Samsung had just released a smartphone with an interpreter and instant translation for 24 languages! (Needless to say, Samsung's demonstration videos are limited to very basic communication messages such as ‘How are you? How was your trip?’ and that my own experience of using Google Translate and Apple Translate to communicate with our Ukrainian refugees was often very silly).
If, after all the hype about AI and the wonders it can do, you share this view and think that soon – if not now – you will be able to organise your international meetings without hiring professional interpreters, some clarification is in order.