Time left: 4 years and 5 months · Group: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
The official job description
Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.
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What interpreters and translators do all day (for now)
Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
Identify and resolve conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices, or behaviors.
Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
Proofread, edit, and revise translated materials.
Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions.
Read written materials, such as legal documents, scientific works, or news reports, and rewrite material into specified languages.
Also known as
American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter), Arabic Translator, Bilingual Interpreter, Bilingual Secretary, Braille Transcriber, Braille Translator, Community Interpreter, Contract Translator
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace interpreters and translators?
Oh, absolutely. By my count you have 4 years and 5 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces interpreters and translators?
4 years and 5 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which interpreters and translators tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information. The rest follows.