Final exam: AI for translators and interpreters

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1. A translator pastes a client's draft contract into a free online tool to speed up the job. What is the main concern?
The tool might be slow with a contract of this length and layoutConfidential material was shared with a service the client has not approvedThe tool supports too few languages for legal terms to translateContract clauses are too long for any online tool to translate in a single pass
2. A machine translation of a medication leaflet reads smoothly. What should you do before delivering it?
Shorten it so the leaflet is easier for patients to readCheck every dose, number and negation against the sourceDeliver it, since it reads smoothly and the tool is widely usedChange the font to a larger one so patients can read the doses
3. You are asked to interpret in a hospital and the clinic suggests using a phone app instead. What is a professional response?
Quietly use the app yourself during the visit and say nothing to staffLeave the room, as you cannot work where a phone app is suggestedAgree to the app, since it saves time and the clinic has already decidedExplain the risks and follow institutional policy, with a qualified interpreter for high-stakes content
4. A source sentence has two possible meanings that affect a legal duty. What is the best action?
Choose the more likely meaning silently and keep going with the workTranslate it as vaguely as possible so both meanings are coveredSkip the sentence and mention the gap in your invoice notesSend the client a specific query and record the answer
5. How can you test whether a translation changed meaning?
Back-translate literally and compare with the sourceCount the characters in each version to confirm they are similarAsk the assistant whether its own translation is a good oneSwitch to a different font to see whether anything looks wrong
6. A client asks you to 'just fix' a machine translation for a legal notice at a very low rate. What do you do?
Run it through a different machine translation tool and send the resultFix it quickly without comment, because the client has set the rate and expects a fast turnaroundExplain what proper review involves, the risks of a quick fix, and offer service levelsRefuse to discuss it further, because low rates are always an insult
7. Which of these is most likely to grow in value for language professionals?
Translating simple product labels word for word, one at a timeDoing rough gist translation for readers who just want the ideaCopying entries from dictionaries into a client's glossarySpecialist quality assurance in medical or legal texts
8. A tool consistently uses the masculine form for a job title you know is held by a woman in the text. What should you do?
Add a note to the client about it without changing the textDelete the title from the sentence so the issue does not ariseLeave it as the tool chose it, since the output is only a draftCorrect it to match the person described and watch for similar bias

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