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CIOL AI Voices 2025 – AI in translation and language services

 

Working with a range of experts, stakeholders and Chartered Institute of Linguists Council members, CIOL has refreshed and updated CIOL AI Voices for 2025. 

 

CIOL CEO John Worne said:

"As linguists, we have a unique responsibility to shape the development of language-related...

Published on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 - 9:25am
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By Dom Hebblethwaite, CIOL Head of Membership

 

The role of generative AI (ChatGPT and other LLMs) in professional translation and language services remains controversial, especially when it is used alongside Machine Translation in ways that potentially impact translation quality, linguists' earnings, and professional satisfaction.

 

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Published on Monday, 10 March 2025 - 9:37am
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Mark Robinson CL, CIOL Council Member and director of translation company Alexika Ltd writes on using the internet to improve your language skills.
 

Published on Tuesday, 18 February 2025 - 12:02pm
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Perspectives from an end-user, researcher and trainer

By Martín Chamorro


Scope and some context

It may prove useful to note that my area of practice is technical translation of informative texts with the English-Spanish language combination, which can be considered a language pair with plenty of resource availability when it comes to large language model (LLM)...

Published on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 - 10:54am
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By Claudio Fantinuoli PhD

In this post, I aim to explore the future of translation and interpreting education in academia, particularly the trajectory of translation departments and faculties.
 

Published on Friday, 7 February 2025 - 11:50am
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By Dom Hebblethwaite, CIOL Head of Membership


Following our exploration of changing work volumes and the shifts in traditional agency relationships, our latest poll reveals some surprising insights into how translation work is currently distributed between language service companies (LSCs) and direct clients.


Direct Client Relationships: a closer look

Our data...

Published on Monday, 3 February 2025 - 11:50am
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As part of our drive to further strengthen CIOL's mentoring community, CIOL CEO John Worne spoke with Yolanda Vercher, one of our most active mentors, about her experience supporting fellow language professionals through the CIOL Mentoring Platform. Here she shares insights from her mentoring and why she finds mentoring so rewarding.

 

Published on Friday, 31 January 2025 - 11:31am
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The UK's Ministry of Justice has provided written responses to additional questions from the UK House of Lords Inquiry into Interpreting and Translation Services in the Courts.

 

The Minister for Courts and Legal Services​ Sarah Sackman KC MP wrote to Baroness Morris in a letter dated 24th of January 2025, setting out important information and new...

Published on Thursday, 30 January 2025 - 3:54pm
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CIOL Council Member Rasha Alajouz gave a talk on linguists and mental health at The Language Show in November 2024. Here are some of the key points:

Mental Health Insights: How To Live A Solution-Focused Life

In the complex landscape of linguists’ mental health, perspective and languages play crucial roles in shaping our well-being. According to the...

Published on Wednesday, 29 January 2025 - 10:20am
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Renata Towlson outlines a pioneering hybrid model of hospital interpreting that could improve patient outcomes


Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute teaching trusts in the UK. It is located across three sites, has over 18,000 staff and cares for 4-5 million patients each year. Its interpreting and translation services came...

Published on Wednesday, 22 January 2025 - 5:21pm
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