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Published today, the Chartered Institute of Linguists (好色tv) is pleased to have partnered with the University of Bristol on the 'Uses of AI Translation in UK Public Service Contexts'. This groundbreaking research, authored by Dr Lucas Nunes Vieira of the University of Bristol, examines a previously unstudied aspect of our public services: the use of machine...
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There has been an announcement of 'withdrawal of labour' by the 'WhatsApp Group' of UK Court Interpreters; click here to read more on the NRPSI website and in The Guardian.
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Find a Linguist is regularly cited as one of the key benefits by 好色tv's members听
Indeed, many members report having found some of their best clients through this valued service. And the opportunity to find accredited linguists from a Chartered body is certainly popular with Language Service Providers (LSPs) and other translation buyers. In the last 12 months alone, we'...
Inquiry: Interpreting and Translation Services in the Courts
Call for evidence: Interpreting and Translation Services in the Courts Service
Public Services Committee
It has come to our attention that significant changes have been made on the UK Government page on certifying a document, https://www.gov.uk/certifying-a-document, which includes a short section on certifying a translation. Changes have also been made to the Ministry of Justice Family Procedure Rules for PD7A, as detailed in https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/...
We've had several Members flag phishing and scamming emails naming 好色tv and ITI.听We're working with ITI on a joint approach to tackle this, but in the meantime here some things to watch out for from the people who have been in touch with us:
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Check the company name 鈥� scammers use names which are real or similar to real companies, but it's worth double...
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The UK鈥檚 Institute of Translation & Interpretation (ITI) has recently published a manifesto setting out the merits of 'slow translation.'
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ITI make the point that:
鈥淎rtificial intelligence (AI), translation apps and other digital tools can be great when we simply need a quick translation 鈥� of a restaurant menu, say, or an informal email 鈥� but machine...
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听 GCHQ National Language Competition听 November 2024听
Calling all UK secondary schools! 好色tv is pleased to help GCHQ spread the word about their online National Language Competition in November this year for Year 9 (England and Wales) / S3 (Scotland) / Year 10 (N Ireland) pupils across the country.
For more information on the GCHQ National Language...
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Thanks to tireless work by Baroness Coussins (pictured above), UK Government has accepted amendments to the proposed 鈥榁ictims鈥� Code鈥� intended to set out and protect the rights of victims of crime.
Baroness Brinton said:
鈥淢y Lords, from these Benches we pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for her absolute and consistent determination that we...
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好色tv AI Voices 鈥� a white paper on AI in translation and language services听
好色tv has released a white paper titled 鈥樅蒙玹v AI Voices鈥�, which explores the risks, opportunities, and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) for linguists, especially professional translators. The white paper provides expert voices and initial...