ChatGPT: The future silver bullet for interpreters?

• Marta Alcaide-Martínez ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Málaga

     Universidad de Málaga

     Málaga, España

     
• Localización: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Interpreting Technologies SAY IT AGAIN 2023: 2 - 3 November / Malaga, Spain / coord. por Gloria Corpas Pastor, Carlos Manuel Hidalgo Ternero, 2023, ISBN 978-954-452-093-9, págs. 23-33
• Idioma: inglés
• Enlaces
  • Texto Completo Libro (pdf)
• Resumen

  • Our society is steadily advancing towards the digitalization and mechanization of processes. This paradigm shift is shaping traditional professions, giving rise to new occupational fields. In the culture of the digital age, interpreters must keep abreast of the latest technological tools to capitalize on their manifold perks. This paper seeks to provide a concise analysis of the potential of ChatGPT as an artificial intelligence chatbot application, especially during the professional and trainee interpreters preparatory stage prior to an assignment. Given this objective, a mock interpreter preparatory phase was conducted. This mock exercise was carried out following a three-step protocolized methodology: (1) three specific prompts were tailored for the purpose of interpreter documentation and preparation; (2) the three predefined prompts were formulated within ChatGPT (GPT-3.5 version); and (3) the responses generated by ChatGPT were evaluated according to three criteria. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first research on the effectiveness of ChatGPT as a source tool for interpreters’ documentation at the preparation stage.