As a skill as old as language that boomed during the age of geographic discovery in the 16th century, the art of translation has undergone significant development and has been closely tied to scientific and technological progress since the latter half of the 20th century.
Currently, the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the translation service industry.
“In 2023, 839 translation companies in China made use of AI-based translation technology—an increase of 251 from the year before,” Cheng Wei, Vice President of the Translators Association of China (TAC), said at the association’s 2024 conference.
Founded in 1982, the TAC represents professional translators and interpreters nationwide through its more than 7,000 institutional members, 10,000 individual members, and 18 committees covering areas including science and technology, literature and arts, social sciences, legal affairs, ethnic minority languages, translation studies and teaching, interpreting and more. This year’s TAC annual conference took place in Changsha, Hunan Province, from March 30 to 31.
Cheng said AI-based translation
