HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / July 1, 2024 / On June 26, the Interpretation of the SAFE-AI working group has unveiled its full program Advice for the safe and ethical use of AI in interpreting – the result of detailed surveys, two major studies and extensive stakeholder engagement over the past year. This guide represents an important step in the responsible adoption of AI in interpreting services by establishing clear ethical principles and practical examples that ensure AI technologies enhance rather than compromise the quality and standards of accountability, safety and transparency in language interpreting.
“The SAFE-AI Working Group, comprised of more than 50 active members and a global network of more than 600 volunteers, views this guide as a critical step in delineating the role of humans and machines in interpretation,” said Dr. Bill Rivers, Chair of the Working Group.
The guide is designed to provide a robust ethical framework for the deployment of AI in interpreting services in healthcare, law, education and other fields, with a focus on several key principles:
The development of this guide is based on a comprehensive two-pronged research initiative and was complemented by the analysis of case studies evaluating the impact of AI in real-world interpretation scenarios.
The first track involved a multilingual perception survey analysis conducted by CSA Research, covering more than 9,400 data points on end users, requesters and providers of interpretation services and technologies.
Track two was a qualitative study by the AI and Sign Language Interpreting Advisory Group, comprised of nearly 50 members from interpreting societies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, AI developers, and the deaf community, focusing on societal and technological readiness to deliver safe and equitable AI-based interpreting services.
The Advisory Group engaged over 500 participants this year during the review process and launched the slogan #DeafSafeAI to raise awareness and advocate for safe, responsible, fair and ethical design of machine interpretation.
“Sign language users, like speakers of other low-resource languages, will be disproportionately affected by developments in AI in interpreting. It is crucial to note that 14 members of the Advisory Group on AI and Sign Language Interpreting participated in the core guidance review team for the latest round of public input,” says Timothy Riker, an advisory group member and senior lecturer at Brown University.
The working group’s next initiative, in collaboration with professional interpreter organizations, is to develop ethical guidelines for human interpreters working with AI.
Read the guide here – https://safeaitf.org/guidance/
About the SAFE AI Interpretation Working Group: The Interpreting SAFE-AI Working Group, a collaborative group of industry stakeholders, advocates for fair and ethical AI in interpretation. Its mission is to establish, disseminate, and promote guidelines for the responsible adoption of AI in the field, ensuring that the benefits of the technology are maximized while minimizing potential risks. For more information, inquiries, or comments, please visit https://safeaitf.org.
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SOURCE: Interpretation of the SAFE-AI working group
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