Séminaire du CET : Visio-Conférence "Translators in the Age of GenAI: Rethinking Practice, Expertise and Education", le 4 mai 2026
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Translators in the Age of GenAI: Rethinking Practice, Expertise and Education
Lundi 4 mai, 18h
Sur Zoom (lien à la demande)
J.C Penet, Masaru YAMADA, Maria Zimina-Poirot
Generative AI is rapidly reshaping the language professions, prompting urgent questions about what it means to be a translator today and how future translators should be educated. This seminar opens with a 30-minute presentation of the open-access book Teaching Translation in the Age of Generative AI (Penet, Moorkens and Yamada, 2026), in which the authors examine how AI-driven technologies are transforming translation practice, professional identity and the skills now required in an increasingly automated industry.
The presentation will be followed by a round table discussion in which the three speakers reflect on the impact of generative AI on translators’ work and explore the implications for translator education. As GenAI becomes more than simply another tool in the translator’s toolkit, it raises broader questions concerning human expertise, ethics, responsibility, critical AI literacy, and sustainability. What remains distinctly human in translation? Which competences should translator education prioritise in this new landscape? And how can training programmes prepare students not only to use these technologies effectively, but also to question them critically?
The seminar will conclude with an open Q&A session, inviting participants to engage directly with the speakers and discuss the challenges and opportunities that generative AI presents for the future of translation and translator training.