Have you ever tried reading a contract, a research paper, or even a heartfelt letter in a language you barely understand? That moment where words blur into confusion, and meanings slip through your ...

Artificial intelligence has made extraordinary progress in processing language, vision, and even reasoning. Yet the more we rely on it, the more one truth becomes clear: AI systems don’t truly ...

International Translation Day 2026 will be observed on September 30, highlighting the important role of translators, interpreters and other language professionals in bringing people and cultures ...

Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights is the theme of International Translation Day, September 30, 2026, with “The Power of Being Understood” as its subtitle. The International Federation of ...

The technology is one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s ...

On 30 September, the feast of St. Jerome—a translator of the Bible and patron saint of translators—the translation community celebrates International Translation Day (ITD). Each year since 1991, the ...

Artificial intelligence is calling into question a significant proportion of the professions and skills we need to master. Its democratization at the end of 2022 has given rise to a wide range of ...

The obsession with “bigger is better” AI has led many consumers to assume that more parameters mean better performance. This isn’t always true, particularly for specific use cases. Smaller AI models ...

Translating a song in such a way that its impact and meaning remain the same or greater requires an even greater degree of linguistic acumen than that required for legal or financial documents. Here, ...