The translator's Workstation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Towards Knowledge-Assisted Translation
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https://doi.org/10.25267/Pragmalinguistica.2020.i28.09Info
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- Chelo Vargas-Sierra (ES) Universidad de Alicante
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ICT development, together with innovations in artificial intelligence and machine learning, along with translation market needs, has led to significant and constant progress in translation technologies. The innovations that are emerging in this intelligent age where technologies learn automatically lead to a new generation of computer-assisted translation systems: knowledge-assisted translation (do Carmo et al., 2016: 149). We offer an analysis of the current tasks in each project process in a CAT and a knowledge environment. This paper begins with the concept of the translator's workstation and then details its different phases according to the standard that regulates translation service providers. We conclude with the central tasks that will be optimized by intelligent technologies, which will create a more knowledge-driven workflow.
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