Translate multilingual access to critical services in the age of AI Lucas N. Vieira

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vieira, Lucas Nunes, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machine translating--Social aspects.

Machine translating.

Artificial intelligence--Social aspects.

Artificial intelligence.

Multilingualism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"Automated translations can break down language barriers and increase access to information, but they can also be highly inaccurate. This timely book explores the social challenges and ethical considerations of using artificial intelligence (AI) translations in high-stakes professional environments. Based on contributions from over two thousand professionals from critical sectors including healthcare, social work, emergency services and the police, the analysis explores the motivations and consequences of multilingual uses of AI across these sectors. Real-life examples provided throughout the book bring home the delicate balance of risks and benefits of using AI to serve and communicate with multilingual communities. By drawing on concepts such as virtue, trust, empathy and AI literacy, this book makes a case for nuance and flexibility, defends the value of language access, and calls for greater transparency in the development and deployment of AI translation tools"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Principles and applications

Living well with machine translation

When the risks seem low

High risk and limited resources

Trust

The case of social services

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 18, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Vieira, Lucas Nunes Translate

ISBN:

9781009769372

1009769375

OCLC:

1568991322

Access Restriction:

Some versions Open access versions available from some providers open access