By Hugo Lopez, Communications Assistant (OTTIAQ) On 3 February, the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes du Québec (OTTIAQ) launched its fourth awareness campaign, a major initiative aiming to inform the public about the limitations of AI and promote the expertise of OTTIAQ-certified translators, terminologists and interpreters. The campaign, developed by creative agency Camden, is
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By Defeng LI (FIT Asia, University of Macau) and Junhuan Liu (TAC) The Asian Regional Centre of the International Federation of Translators (FIT Asia) launched its Global Online Lecture Series on 9 December 2025, with the first session delivered by Mr Gao Anming, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the Translators Association of China (TAC),
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Challenges defined our industry in 2023 and 2024, as the development of new technology tools fuelled a growing sense of uncertainty. Both machine translation (MT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are here to stay, according to the 2023 and 2024 Nimdzi 100 rankings, which showed that MT and postediting accounted for 74.21% of the market in
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University-level translation and interpreting (T&I) training has long been a key part of the industry’s goal to ensure the quality of T&I services. Recent technological advancements have highlighted the potential of virtual reality (VR) software in educational settings, and the technology ensures a truly immersive experience, making it particularly relevant for training interpreters. Several institutions
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The Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ) has published a position paper on artificial intelligence (AI) in translation, interpreting, and terminology. It underscores both AI’s benefits and risks, with the goal of protecting the public through informed, controlled use. Professional translators have been including neural machine translation (NMT) in their workflows
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The Union of Translators and Interpreters of the Czech Republic (JTP) alerted FIT to the Czech government’s proposal to replace human interpreters with unsupervised AI machine interpreting in immigration and legal settings. Concerned that this could set a precedent for other governments to prioritise perceived cost savings over best practices and service quality, the FIT
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Humans at the heart of technology On 13 June, the Société française des traducteurs (SFT), France’s union for professional translators and interpreters, published a statement on artificial intelligence based on the results of a survey of its members in November and December 2023. The SFT is voicing the concerns of the professions it represents that
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As technology races forward and artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, we’re left wondering if human translators will become obsolete. However, it’s clear that humans possess unique qualities that machines will likely never match. Translators are essential for facilitating cross-cultural communication. Despite advancements in machine translation tools, the complexity and nuances of human translation are
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What does research have to say about the future of translation and technology? Argentina’s Colegio de Traductores de la Provincia de Santa Fe, primera circunscripción (CTPSFPC) hosted a talk in August on this theme led by Dr Miguel Varela, who explored the present and future of translation as it relates to technology, with particular emphasis on
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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has had a huge impact on all professions, leaving no sector untouched anywhere in the world. Every day, we witness how the fast pace of AI is influencing all realms of professional life. Within the fields of translation, interpreting, and terminology, much time has been devoted to analysing
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