Challenges and Opportunities of Legal Translation in the Context of Artificial Intelligence

Yaxuan Qi

doi:10.54097/5q0pz449

Authors

Yaxuan Qi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/5q0pz449

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence; Legal Translation; Terminological Accuracy; Semantic Integrity; Cultural Adaptability.

Abstract

In the era of rapid development of globalization and artificial intelligence technology, the importance of legal translation in international legal affairs has become increasingly prominent. Guided by international communication, this article, through case analysis, delves deeply, from the three aspects of terminological accuracy, semantic integrity, and cultural adaptability, into the adaptive transformation of legal concepts in different cultures in legal translation empowered by artificial intelligence and its impact on texts. By clarifying the direction of the development of legal translation with the assistance of artificial intelligence, it injects new connotations into the theory of legal translation and provides guidance for the rational use of artificial intelligence tools in practice, which is of great significance for promoting the sustainable development of legal translation in the era of artificial intelligence.

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