Viability of a career in the interpretation and translation industry with the advancements of artificial intelligence

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence has penetrated various market barriers with its efficiency and ability. One such industry significantly affected by this is the interpretation and translation industry. Furthermore, much of human work is being substituted by artificial intelligence machine translation. The objective of this paper was to determine the viability of a career for both current and prospective interpreters and translators.

By means of a secondary research literature review, a cross analysis was conducted to determine how the market is currently affected, as well as the forecasted changes to come. Whether human interpreters and translators can maintain a competitive edge in this new environment and how that can be accomplished are both more deeply explored.

From these results, the author distilled implications as to the degree of viability and some of the means. Further research is required specifically in regards to interpretation, as data and literature on the subject was limited.