Evaluating the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Advancing Translation Studies: Insights from Experts

Abstract

The role of artificial intelligence in advancing translation studies has been discussed in the literature, and focus has been on implementation of AI-models in translation studies. Incorporation of AI in translation studies completely revolutionized the translation procedures, leading to enhanced efficiency and accuracy. This article focused on broadening the views of experts in translation studies. The main concern is to evaluate the insights from translation experts on the degree of impact of artificial intelligence in advancing translation studies. The study community include identified stakeholders in the revolutionized translation studies, including experts in translation practice, lecturers at universities, post graduate students and university administrators. The study sample is 367 participants drawn from the stakeholders’ groups, including 167 (45.50%) translation practice experts, about 100 (27.25%) post graduate students in translation studies, a total of 50 (13.63%) lecturers and 50 (13.63%) university administrators. A structured questionnaire, designed as Google Form, was distributed to the stakeholders. Data was analysed using relevant statistical tools, including calculation of the frequencies, percentages, mean, and standard deviation of the responses of the stakeholders. A t-test analysis was also conducted to validate the developed hypotheses, and tables of descriptive statistics were provided to summarize the results. The result reveals that a majority of the study sample (over 64%) argue that the integration of AI in translation studies has had a positive impact on the quality of graduates in this field, and over 70% believe that the incorporation of AI in translation studies has led to an enhancement in translation precision and accuracy. The result also reveals that over 53% of the stakeholders affirmed that the utilization of AI models in translation studies has a positive correlation with the global recognition of the translation industry and will make translation activities more appealing to investors.