by Seldean Smith | Aug 7, 2025 | Communication, Interpreting, Multilingualism
Working as an interpreter is both rewarding and intensely demanding. In recent Reddit threads, interpreters across modalities, especially in sign language and video remote interpreting services (VRI/VRS), describe soaring levels of anxiety, vicarious trauma, and...
by Seldean Smith | Aug 5, 2025 | Communication, Interpreting
Imagine you’re in a hospital and you don’t speak the doctor’s language. Waiting for a human interpreter isn’t just inconvenient, it can cost lives. Healthcare systems are tackling this gap by deploying voice-activated interpreters and AI-powered interpreting solutions...
by Seldean Smith | Jul 31, 2025 | Communication, Languages
In April 2025, the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) suspended its automated translation of emergency alerts, covering Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, and Samoan, due to a contract lapse with AI provider Lilt. This move created a potential life-or-death gap...
by Seldean Smith | Jul 24, 2025 | Communication, Interpreting
An AI interpreter workflow refers to the integration of artificial intelligence tools into the process of interpreting, whether for live events, virtual meetings, or recorded content. These workflows help streamline the phases of interpretation, including before,...
by Milos Milosevic | Jul 21, 2025 | Communication
Talking about money and financial products across different countries used to be very complicated. For decades, different languages, complicated rules, and different ways of doing business have made things challenging for people and companies who wanted to manage or...
by Seldean Smith | Jul 17, 2025 | Communication, Interpreting
Recent research by the Max Planck Institute shows that since the rise of ChatGPT, English speakers have increased use of words like delve, meticulous, and adept, some by as much as 51%, without even realizing it. AI isn’t just translating our language; it’s shaping...
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