Human versus AI Language Interpreters

Article in partnership with Day Interpreting. In a 2023 YouTube video, Wired looked at human and machine interpreting. In the introduction to the video, the voiceover mentions that, in order to get an accurate translation, the interpreter must convey elements such as intonation, speed, spontaneity and emotion. The video aimed at testing whether AI was

Language Transcription

When companies and other organisations need multilingual transcriptions of spoken content, which could range from podcasts to videogames, they need to find providers that can access a pool of talented professional translators who are also fast typists and are confident users of Artificial Intelligence and other computer-assisted tools. Article in partnership with Day Translations. Because

Irish Sign Language Interpreters

Article in partnership with Day Interpreting. Irish sign language interpreting is a niche subsection of interpreting to and from Irish. Only a few people are qualified in Irish sign language and, according to the Law Society of Ireland, the total number of Irish sign language interpreters who are in the Register of Irish Sign Language

Irish Language Interpreters

Article in partnership with Day Interpreting. Irish language interpreting can be used in a variety of situations in Ireland, from attending a court hearing to discussing pay and appraisals with employees, to talking to a medical professional during a consultation. Interpreters’ Association Language interpreters in Ireland need to join the appropriate organisation, the Irish Translators’

Do You Need To Learn Irish To Work in Ireland?

Article in partnership with Day Translations. At the time of writing, I have been living in Ireland for almost five years (time flies). As I mentioned in previous articles, the Irish language is taught at school (primary and secondary level, equivalent to ages between 6 and 16 years old). While it is not compulsory to

Learning Languages Through Music

Article in partnership with Day Translations. How did you learn a foreign language? Did you learn it at school, in evening classes, using an app, through online lessons with a tutor? Or maybe a mix of all of the above? As I was reading an article compiling a list of useful apps that can help

ChatGPT and Italian Translations

Article in partnership with Day Translations. Being an Italian native speaker I was curious to test ChatGPT’s translating functions and before I started writing this article my expectations were low to say the least, as I imagined the computation results to be a real dog’s dinner. You will find my verdict in the final section