AI has changed the events and interpreting industry, and until now I have spent most of my time interpreting from the booth. But now we hear more and more about AI solutions that are supposed to reduce costs and be more efficient. During my last assignment at a global team meeting online, it became clear that machine intelligence is not the go-to tool for simultaneous interpreting! In this particular setting, one participant came from Ireland. For years now, we’ve been famili

Hey ChatGPT, how do human interpreters differ from AI? That's a very good question — it touches on key differences between human and artificial language mediation. Here are the most important distinguishing features between human interpreters and AI interpreting systems : 🧠 1. Cognitive and emotional intelligence Humans understand not only words, but also context, emotion, irony, culture and intention . A human interpreter recognises whether someone is speaking sarcastic

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