Conference on Translation, Society and Generative AI aims to serve as a platform for the discussion and exploration of the recent issues in translation and other language service provision professions. The central themes of the conference include:
A) Interaction of Translation and Society
• New roles and skills of translators in the twenty-first century
• Translators and new market demands
• Socio-cultural developments in translation profession
• Intercultural and audiovisual dimensions of translation
B) Interaction of Translation and Generative AI
• Generative AI and the evolution of translation practices
• Human-AI collaboration in translation workflows
• Generative AI in translator education
• Quality of AI-generated translation
C) Interaction of Translation, Society and Generative AI
• Cultural, political and societal impacts of AI-generated translations
• Ethics and bias in AI-driven translation
• Translation, generative AI, and the future of multilingualism
• Copyright and legal issues in AI-generated translations
D) Interaction of Languages, Literacies and Generative AI
• Generative AI in language teaching and learning
• Generative AI in literature and criticism
• Generative AI in literacy and pedagogy
The conference is organized by the Department of English, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and is scheduled on May 13-14, 2025. This is a hybrid event. Online and onsite presentation and participation —at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities—is possible. Submissions on presentation of empirical research, theoretical studies, case reports or observational examples on any of the conference themes are welcome by 20 March 2025.
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