[Commlist] New Book – Translate: Multilingual Access to Critical Services in the Age of AI

New open‑access book
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Translate: Multilingual Access to Critical Services in the Age of AI, by 
Lucas N. Vieira, has just been published open access by Cambridge 
University Press. This book explores the social challenges and ethical 
considerations of using artificial intelligence (AI) to 
mediate multilingual communication in high-stakes 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, consequences and perceptions of 
multilingual uses of AI across these sectors.

Contents

Glossary
Introduction
      From Science Fiction to Reality
      What Is Machine Translation After All?
      How to Keep Up with Technological Change?
      The Structure of the Book
1 Principles and Applications
      Machine Translation-Mediated Communication
      The Concept of Usability
      Organisational Factors
      Migration
      Google Translate Does Not Work Alone
      Literacies and Meta-Literacies
2 Living Well with Machine Translation
      Human–Technology Relations
      The Persuasive Power of Technology
      Machine Translation and the Virtues
3 When the Risks Seem Low
      Between Ancillary Communication and Core Care
      Combining Language Professionals and Machines
      Multimodality and Performative Interactions
4 High Risk and Limited Resources
      Machine-Translated Consent
      Consenting to Machine Translation Use
      Direct Reasons for Using Machine Translation
5 Trust
      What Is Trust?
      Uncritical Trust
      Trust and Distrust in Machine Translation
      Development of AI Literacy
6 The Case of Social Services
      Social Workers
      Social Work Communication
      Plugging Gaps
      Compounding Barriers
      On the Strengths and Weaknesses of Humans and Machines
      Requests for Support
Conclusion
      Uses of Machine Translation
      Supporting Front-Line Workers
      Who Is Accountable?
      Recognising Risks and Benefits
Notes on Methodology
Notes
Bibliography
Index

The open‑access version is available here:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/translate/200AC555EBB09ADBCFE5E690F9A9BCC9 




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