Translation is often used as the prime example of automation. These stories by @bcmerchant.bsky.social show what a complex panorama this paints and how translators' worsening working conditions can teach us about the impact of AI.

This update from Ahmed Kamal Junina in Gaza is so grim, testament to his and his students perseverance in impossible conditions. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

A single observational study, but "The skill of health professionals performing colonoscopies was significantly undermined by having routine assistance from artificial intelligence" www.ft.com/content/74b8...

🔊 One week left to submit your applications for our open post: Teaching Fellow in Translation and Transcultural Studies (Maternity Cover)❗ We're looking for expertise: 🔹 Teaching translation technologies & audiovisual translation 🔹 Chinese, French, German, Italian, or Spanish

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We are looking for a new colleague to join our #Translation and Transcultural Studies team! Open to someone with expertise in translation #technologies, #AudiovisualTranslation, or #GameLocalisation, and any of our degree languages. Please help us spread the word 😊 Deadline: 17 August 2025

⏰ TOMORROW (25 July) is the deadline to submit abstracts for the International Postgraduate Conference in #Translation and #Interpreting #IPCITI2025 ‼️ 🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/mod...

Do you watch foreign-language content with English subtitles? A survey explores how English-speaking viewers engage with subtitles and whether optional on-screen explanations could help improve understanding. It takes about 15-20 minutes to complete: forms.office.com/e/6Hd0DtYJsx.

Presented 2 papers this week at #EST2025Leeds on MT use in healthcare by migrants (w/ @anaguerberof.bsky.social) & in UK local councils (w/ @dorrego.bsky.social). Thanks Larroyed & Caldwell for the great panel on translation & human rights. Read more about the first project: doi.org/10.1075/ts.2...

Translation & Transcultural Studies @warwick-smlc.bsky.social is exceptionally well represented at #EST2025Leeds! Presentations from our staff & students covering feminist translation, literature, MT & human rights, digital culture, embodied practices & more... Congrats to all! 🎉 #TranslationStudies

Morning runners/walkers at #ESTCongress Leeds! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ I'm organising informal runs/walks during the congress to start the day! 📍 Exhibition Centre ⏰ 6:45 AM 📅 Starting July 1st Planning loops around Woodhouse Moor. Local route tips welcome! Just show up if interested 🌅 #MorningRun #Translation

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr Pauline Henry-Tierney (Newcastle University) as our keynote speaker at #IPCITI2025, 18th International #Postgraduate #Conference in #Translation and #Interpreting 📢 Don’t forget – the deadline to submit abstracts is 25 July 🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/mod... (1/5)

Check out this interview with Oscar-winning film sound designer Mark Mangini conducted by Subtle's chair, Max Deryagin. Highly recommended for all SDH authors, accessibility experts and film buffs! www.md-subs.com/blog/celebri...

Full room today on-site and online for @javiermoreno.bsky.social's research seminar at @warwick-smlc.bsky.social. enlightening talk about language activism, #translation policies and minoritised languages.

Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist 🔗 www.404media.co/chicago-sun-...

In today's #Translation MA #Writing #Bootcamp, our students shared strategies for academic work and research design. It's inspiring to see their ideas evolve and how recognising shared challenges creates breakthrough moments. We create spaces to support them and help them support each other.

“Translated fiction becoming more popular in recent years has not necessarily led to a greater appreciation for the work of translators, or much consideration of the act of #translation itself”

Join us @warwick-smlc.bsky.social in November for @ipciti2025.bsky.social!

This week, I spoke with one of the Duolingo contractors impacted by its 'new' AI strategy, and they clarified that 1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators. 2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.

Translation Scratch Night! 🖋️ hosted by the @ftnetwork.bsky.social & The Emma Press! Friday 9 May, 7pm (Online) Featuring translators Anam Zafar, @eletenf.bsky.social , Georgia Wall, Marilyn Booth, @rudotranslates.bsky.social and Seán McDonagh! Free tickets: buff.ly/8mnp0Pw

After more than a year with no climbing holidays & injury rehab, I was happy to disconnect for two weeks to simply enjoy climbing. What else can I ask for? 🧗‍♀️ Physical challenges ⛰️ Mental clarity 🔋 A recharge 🤝 Quality time with friends 🧠 New perspectives on work Now, let's tackle those emails!

Hopeful me trying to frantically tie loose ends before actually packing for the holidays. You can do a week's worth of work in a day, ain't it? #AcademicLife #HigherEducation

What do you think of #subtitles? The UK #Subtitling #Audience 🎬 Survey is still open and we would like to hear about your #viewing habits and #perceptions of subtitles. It takes about 10 minutes and will help us a lot!

This year, the #APTIS conference will be online and hosted by @centras-ucl.bsky.social. #APTIS25 “Better together: how can industry and academia collaborate to empower future #language professionals?”) will take place on 3–4 November The Call for Contributions is open until 16 June.

New report from @britishacademy.bsky.social on language skills & capabilities in the UK research base Multilingual capabilities are integral to research excellence, impact and integrity www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

Read all about our roundtable on teaching feminist translation with Hilary Brown, @olgacastro80.bsky.social and @gabrielasaldanhav.bsky.social at the APTIS Unconference organised by @dorrego.bsky.social. With thanks to Daniel Cabeza-Campillo: feministtranslation.bham.ac.uk/2025/04/apti...

We're excited about welcoming the Translation and Interpreting Postgraduate community in November! Mark your calendars for @ipciti2025.bsky.social !

Glad to see examples of #AI impact on translation taking centre stage. Considering the rather generalised assumption that #translation is already automated, this is worth a read.

The referenced clip in the below post is this. I think everyone should watch it. What also hits me hard in this is at the end when he says "I fear we are nearing to the end of times. We humans are losing faith in ourselves." youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc?...

There are days in life that shake you. I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University & academic career... 1/🧵

Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones. Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.

Just wrapped teaching this term 📚✨ Busy day covering professional competences in the industry & reviewing subtitles. Students shared progress on their #Career development plans (from game localisation to intercultural mediation) and their final #subtitling projects. #Translation #MediaLocalisation

The EST 2025 draft programme is now live - bit.ly/3FBYRMs. Don't forget that reduced rate ‘Early Bird’ registration is also still open until 31 March ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/ev...

🏆 ESIST / Media for All Conference 11 Grant Winner 🏆 ➡️ We are thrilled to announce that the recipient of the grant is Jincai Jiang, a PhD candidate in Translation Studies at the School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol. Congratulations, Jincai! 🎉 @jincai_Jiang #m4all11

UK social safety net among weakest in rich world - @niesrorg.bsky.social on.ft.com/4ijBPIO

As part of the MT Summit 2025 we are organising the 2nd Workshop on Creative-Text Translation and Technology (to be held 24/06). The deadline for submissions is March 16th. We have excellent keynote speakers! Take a plunge! ctt2025.ccl.kuleuven.be/home

Summer School in Translation Studies: "Authenticity, Adaptability, and AI: Balancing Trust in Translation and Intercultural Communication”. Venice/Treviso, Italy, 9-13 June 2025

"All of human culture is being ingested into these #AI models for the profit of a few technology companies." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Have you ever thought about #football and #accessibility? Our next #Translation and Transcultural Studies Seminar on " #Audiodescribing football: A case study of Bohemians FC" will be delivered by @jossmo.bsky.social & Lucía Pintado-Gutiérrez (DCU) 5 March, 3-4 online warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/mod...

Happening this week: online roundtable "Beyond #Translation: Emerging Careers in the Global #Language #Industry" 6 March, 3-4 GMT Come to hear about the experience of #language professionals and #translators at Amnesty International, Netflix, Rhyme&Reason, and ELIA #EUTOPIALanguagesWeek #EUTOPIA

Join our online roundtable "Beyond #Translation: Emerging Careers in the Global #Language #Industry" 6 March, 3-4 GMT Featuring experts from Amnesty International, Netflix, Rhyme&Reason, and ELIA sharing their insights Register: updates.warwick.ac.uk/form/eutopia... #EUTOPIALanguagesWeek #EUTOPIA

The ESIST conference grant deadline is approaching soon. Make sure you submit your proposal to get support in presenting your work at Media for All 11 in Hong Kong, 28-30 May by 28 February. www.m4all11.org

It seems my book is now free to download until 27 February: Risk Management in Translation, by Anthony Pym, being a short explanation of the basic concepts, especially as applied to machine translation and genAI: www.cambridge.org/core/element... Get it while it's hot!

Involved in language AI research and interested in a key position for advancing the field? Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in AI in Media now open in Tampere University. www.ellisinstitute.fi/PI-recruit

As AI models rapidly advance in capabilities, their impact on people's lives will only continue to grow. It's crucial that governments prioritize the well-being of citizens and ensure they listen to them as they shape the future of AI. time.com/7213096/uk-p...

Please help support our colleagues in languages at Cardiff by challenging the decision to exclude them from the category of ‘global humanities’ @ucflangs.bsky.social @artsandhums.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/card...

72 per cent of universities are expected to be in deficit by the end of the year, affecting #modernlanguages across de country. “The single biggest problem facing our country is the catastrophic decline in language learning, both in schools and now at universities” inews.co.uk/news/univers...

Today Rachel Baker showed our students how #sustainability can be embedded into freelancing! 🌱 Rachel discussed #ethical client selection, accessible language, green operations (fossil-free banking) and #translation quality Useful to show students how to align values with career goals.

It's that time of the year again when #HigherEducation institutions decide that cutting jobs is the best way to balance the books. Starting a 🧵 with affected universities, with a focus on #ModernLanguages and #Translation www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u... @timeshighered.bsky.social