Translation, Technology and Communication. Sometimes climbing.
Associate Professor at @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
Research Fellow at University of the Free State
David Orrego-Carmona
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Translation is often used as the prime example of automation. These stories by @bcmerchant.bsky.social show what a complex panorama this paints and how translators' worsening working conditions can teach us about the impact of AI.
A single observational study, but "The skill of health professionals performing colonoscopies was significantly undermined by having routine assistance from artificial intelligence"
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This update from Ahmed Kamal Junina in Gaza is so grim, testament to his and his students perseverance in impossible conditions.
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Registration for #IPCITI2025, the 18th International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting, is now OPEN!! 🎉🎉🎉
🗓️ Register before 24 October to get our special early-bird fee.
🧠 We have a packed two-day programme with plenty of opportunities to network and decompress.
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⏰ TOMORROW (25 July) is the deadline to submit abstracts for the International Postgraduate Conference in #Translation and #Interpreting #IPCITI2025 ‼️
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I (@woolzz.bsky.social) was honoured to chair "Translating Rape", the fantastic keynote speech at #IPCITI2025. Dr Pauline Henry-Tierney (@drpaulinehenry.bsky.social) proposed a feminist methodology of translation that responds ethically to the complexities of translating traumatic texts. (1/4)
🔊 One week left to submit your applications for our open post:
Teaching Fellow in Translation and Transcultural Studies (Maternity Cover)❗
We're looking for expertise:
🔹 Teaching translation technologies & audiovisual translation
🔹 Chinese, French, German, Italian, or Spanish
David Orrego-Carmona
Joss Moorkens
David Orrego-Carmona
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Hyo Yoon Kang 강효윤
Alejandro Bolaños (he/él/lui)
Study comes amid rapid adoption of the fast-developing technology
Since 2023, translators and interpreters have seen work dry up, rates plummet and their jobs reduced to editing AI-generated output. Some are leaving the field, others are considering bankruptcy. All despite any major upgrade in translation quality.
This is how AI is killing translation work:
Brian Merchant
It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matter
Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.
We are looking for a new colleague to join our #Translation and Transcultural Studies team!
Open to someone with expertise in translation #technologies, #AudiovisualTranslation, or #GameLocalisation, and any of our degree languages.
Please help us spread the word 😊
Deadline: 17 August 2025
We're hiring! Teaching Fellow in Translation and Transcultural Studies (Maternity Cover)
Seeking expertise in:
- Translation technologies & audiovisual translation
- Game localisation
- Chinese, French, German, Italian, or Spanish expertise
Apply by 17 August 2025
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We're hiring! Teaching Fellow in Translation and Transcultural Studies (Maternity Cover)
Seeking expertise in:
- Translation technologies & audiovisual translation
- Game localisation
- Chinese, French, German, Italian, or Spanish expertise
Apply by 17 August 2025
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOB494/t...
Recruiting now: Teaching Fellow (Maternity Cover) (110677-0725) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
