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title = "{Q}uebec Translators in the Age of {AI}: Perceptions on the Evolution and Sustainability of the Translation Profession",
author = "Bowker, Lynne and
Rodrigues, Monyka L.",
editor = "Shterionov, Dimitar and
Vanmassenhove, Eva and
De Sisto, Mirella and
Blain, Fred and
Pourmostafa Roshan Sharami, Javad and
Lepp, Lisa and
Manna, Chiara and
Rescigno, Argentina Anna and
Karakanta, Alina and
Rigouts Terryn, Ayla and
Lardelli, Manuel and
Resende, Natalia and
Murgolo, Elena and
Hackenbuchner, Jani{\c{c}}a and
Zaretskaya, Anna and
Espl{\`a}-Gomis, Miquel and
Etchegoyhen, Thierry and
Gromann, Dagmar and
Bawden, Rachel and
Haddow, Barry and
Szoc, Sara and
Forcada, Mikel and
Moniz, Helena",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the {E}uropean Association for Machine Translation (Volume 1)",
month = jun,
year = "2026",
address = "Tilburg, The Netherlands",
publisher = "European Association for Machine Translation",
url = "https://aclanthology.org/2026.eamt-1.54/",
pages = "839--853",
ISBN = "9789403901411",
abstract = "AI-based technologies have disrupted the translation profession. While surveys such as the annual European Language Industry Survey have provided regular reports on the situation in Europe, less is known about the effects of AI-based translation tools on professional translators working elsewhere. This study reports on a survey that was conducted with support from the professional translators association of Quebec in Canada (Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interpr{\`e}tes agr{\'e}{\'e}s du Qu{\'e}bec). One hundred and seventy-five completed surveys, along with additional partial responses, were analyzed. This article reports on questions relating to two broad categories: general perceptions about AI{'}s influence on the translation profession, and the evolution and sustainability of the profession. Where relevant, the results of this survey are compared to those from other parts of the world. Findings show that while Quebec translators face many issues that are similar to those faced by translators in regions such as the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Europe more generally, there are subtle differences also, such as the tendency of many Quebec translators to work as generalists, the comparatively low number of Quebec translators working in the Entertainment, Arts and Culture domains (which are showing signs of growth elsewhere), and the large number who seem hesitant to supervise interns moving forward."
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%Y Vanmassenhove, Eva
%Y De Sisto, Mirella
%Y Blain, Fred
%Y Pourmostafa Roshan Sharami, Javad
%Y Lepp, Lisa
%Y Manna, Chiara
%Y Rescigno, Argentina Anna
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%Y Lardelli, Manuel
%Y Resende, Natalia
%Y Murgolo, Elena
%Y Hackenbuchner, Janiça
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%Y Esplà-Gomis, Miquel
%Y Etchegoyhen, Thierry
%Y Gromann, Dagmar
%Y Bawden, Rachel
%Y Haddow, Barry
%Y Szoc, Sara
%Y Forcada, Mikel
%Y Moniz, Helena
%S Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the European Association for Machine Translation (Volume 1)
%D 2026
%8 June
%I European Association for Machine Translation
%C Tilburg, The Netherlands
%@ 9789403901411
%F bowker-rodrigues-2026-quebec
%X AI-based technologies have disrupted the translation profession. While surveys such as the annual European Language Industry Survey have provided regular reports on the situation in Europe, less is known about the effects of AI-based translation tools on professional translators working elsewhere. This study reports on a survey that was conducted with support from the professional translators association of Quebec in Canada (Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec). One hundred and seventy-five completed surveys, along with additional partial responses, were analyzed. This article reports on questions relating to two broad categories: general perceptions about AI’s influence on the translation profession, and the evolution and sustainability of the profession. Where relevant, the results of this survey are compared to those from other parts of the world. Findings show that while Quebec translators face many issues that are similar to those faced by translators in regions such as the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Europe more generally, there are subtle differences also, such as the tendency of many Quebec translators to work as generalists, the comparatively low number of Quebec translators working in the Entertainment, Arts and Culture domains (which are showing signs of growth elsewhere), and the large number who seem hesitant to supervise interns moving forward.
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Markdown (Informal)
[Quebec Translators in the Age of AI: Perceptions on the Evolution and Sustainability of the Translation Profession](https://aclanthology.org/2026.eamt-1.54/) (Bowker & Rodrigues, EAMT 2026)
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