Artificial Intelligence in the Booth: Simultaneous Interpreting and Technological Developments
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RIS BIB ENDNOTEPublication date: 25.08.2025
Przekładaniec, 2025, Issue 50 – 50!, pp. 42-52
https://doi.org/10.4467/16891864PC.25.011.21608Authors
Sztuczna inteligencja w kabinie. Tłumaczenie symultaniczne w kontekście rozwoju technologii
The article discusses the use of technology in simultaneous interpreting, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the professional practice of interpreters. It first focuses on remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI), which has become widespread as conferences were held predominantly online during the pandemic. Previously marginalized, RSI has gained prominence, contributing to more research on its effectiveness and technical challenges, such as reduced sound quality, increased cognitive load and difficulties in communicating between booth partners. The author then discusses computer-assisted interpreting tools that are used in the preparation stage and when interpreting in the booth. As these technologies are AI-powered, they enable speech recognition, automatic glossary creation and on-screen display of transcriptions and terminology. Studies show that such support significantly reduces cognitive load and improves interpreting accuracy. The article also describes machine interpreting, which is still at an early stage of development. Despite technological advancement, machine interpreting suffers from error propagation and difficulties in recognizing context and non-verbal signals. However, the author predicts that such interpreting will be used increasingly in contexts with a low risk of error. The article also outlines future scenarios: we can expect that the use of AI in interpreting will become standard, which prompts reflection on the future of the profession and poses new questions for interpreting studies.
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Information: Przekładaniec, 2025, Issue 50 – 50!, pp. 42-52
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Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
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