@article{ART003214941},
author={CHOI MOON SUN},
title={Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services},
journal={The Journal of Translation Studies},
issn={1229-795X},
year={2025},
volume={26},
number={2},
pages={169-197},
doi={10.15749/jts.2025.26.2.006}
TY - JOUR
AU - CHOI MOON SUN
TI - Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services
JO - The Journal of Translation Studies
PY - 2025
VL - 26
IS - 2
PB - The Korean Association for Translation Studies
SP - 169
EP - 197
SN - 1229-795X
AB - Traditional typologies of interpreting have been constructed around the human interpreter as the central agent, offering a theoretical framework suited to the pre-AI era of interpreting practice. However, the rapid advancement of AI and speech translation technologies is introducing new modalities and agents into the interpreting ecosystem, necessitating a fundamental reassessment of existing typologies. This study explores how AI-based interpreting services can be situated within or beyond the traditional interpreting landscape and proposes a new typology for the age of AI. By reviewing literature on interpreting typologies and analyzing emerging use cases of AI-based and automated interpreting services, the study argues that the interpreting market is undergoing multidimensional diversification. In response, it proposes a five-part typology of interpreting, mapped along a spectrum of human–technology integration. Unlike previous typologies, this new framework is defined by the degree and nature of human–machine involvement. The study also highlights challenges inherent in technology-integrated interpreting and calls for evidence-based research to address them.
KW - Interpreting typology;interpreting taxonomy;AI interpreting;human interpreting;speech translation
DO - 10.15749/jts.2025.26.2.006
ER -
CHOI MOON SUN. (2025). Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services. The Journal of Translation Studies, 26(2), 169-197.
CHOI MOON SUN. 2025, "Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services", The Journal of Translation Studies, vol.26, no.2 pp.169-197. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.2.006
CHOI MOON SUN "Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services" The Journal of Translation Studies 26.2 pp.169-197 (2025) : 169.
CHOI MOON SUN. Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services. 2025; 26(2), 169-197. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.2.006
CHOI MOON SUN. "Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services" The Journal of Translation Studies 26, no.2 (2025) : 169-197.doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.2.006
CHOI MOON SUN. Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services. The Journal of Translation Studies, 26(2), 169-197. doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.2.006
CHOI MOON SUN. Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services. The Journal of Translation Studies. 2025; 26(2) 169-197. doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.2.006
CHOI MOON SUN. Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services. 2025; 26(2), 169-197. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.2.006
CHOI MOON SUN. "Interpreting in the age of AI: Toward a new typology of interpreter-mediated and machine-integrated services" The Journal of Translation Studies 26, no.2 (2025) : 169-197.doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.2.006
