Introduction
One of the challenges of globalization is the
need for fast and efficient communication across language barriers. Translation has never been so in demand as it
is in the present and with its rapid growth the usual form of translation has
had to adapt to accommodate the requirement of a technological society.
Benefits
Nearly all areas of human interaction can
benefit from the use of such technologies. Areas like health, legal, military
and business all have an interest in communicating more efficiently in between
different languages.
Social Aspects
Society can be affected by the use of language
translation technologies by changing the way that people from different
countries interact with each other.
Ethical Concerns
This is yet another area in which machines are
doing the job of humans. The level of advances in the technology can signify
the reinvention of natural language.
Legal Aspects
There is no current legislation regulating
language translation technologies. Its users and uses will define how it should
be regulated.
Security Concerns
Opening the door to technologies that can
understand and translate language can affect the way that information is
communicated and kept from getting into the wrong hands.
