{"id":23019,"date":"2026-05-09T04:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/ai-will-make-language-barriers-disappear-and-diminish-our-understanding-of-other-cultures\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T04:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:37:21","slug":"ai-will-make-language-barriers-disappear-and-diminish-our-understanding-of-other-cultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/ai-will-make-language-barriers-disappear-and-diminish-our-understanding-of-other-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"AI will make language barriers disappear \u2013 and diminish our understanding of other cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Machines may soon translate every conversation flawlessly. But language is more than information \u2013 it is curiosity, intimacy and cultural discovery<\/p>\n

One of my earliest assignments as a young interpreter was to provide simultaneous interpretation for the proceedings of an ecumenical council that brought together all Christian denominations. As my homework, I dutifully read scripture, the gospels, papal encyclicals and the conclusion of the first council of Nicaea.<\/p>\n

There was, however, one thing I had not foreseen. Mass was held not in the conference hall, but in the church itself, where there were no booths and the interpreter was required to stand discreetly on the altar. Here, translation alone would not suffice \u2013 the interpreter had to perform the part of the priest, with his unmistakable clerical timbre, the arms outstretched then folded in prayer, the gaze repeatedly lifted towards heaven.<\/p>\n

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\nMachines may soon translate every conversation flawlessly. But language is more than information \u2013 it is curiosity, intimacy and cultural discovery
\nOne of my earliest assignments as a young interpreter was to provide simultaneous interpretation for the proceedings of an ecumenical council that brought together all Christian denominations. As my homework, I dutifully read scripture, the gospels, papal encyclicals and the conclusion of the first council of Nicaea.
\nThere was, however, one thing I had not foreseen. Mass was held not in the conference hall, but in the church itself, where there were no booths and the interpreter was required to stand discreetly on the altar. Here, translation alone would not suffice \u2013 the interpreter had to perform the part of the priest, with his unmistakable clerical timbre, the arms outstretched then folded in prayer, the gaze repeatedly lifted towards heaven. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Machines may soon translate every conversation flawlessly. But language is more than information \u2013 it is curiosity, intimacy and cultural discovery One of my earliest assignments as a young interpreter was to provide simultaneous interpretation for the proceedings of an ecumenical council that brought together all Christian denominations. As my homework, I dutifully read scripture, …<\/p>\n

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