In this episode of Immigration Uncovered, host James Pittman interviews Ian Hawes, managing partner of ImmiTranslate, about how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the translation industry. They discuss the capabilities of large language models, ImmiTranslate's new AI-powered translation tool called Catalyst, ethical considerations around using AI for sensitive documents, and the future of AI in translation.

Key Discussion Points:

• How Ian got into the translation industry by starting ImmiTranslate with a friend in 2013
• ImmiTranslate's new tool called Catalyst that produces AI-generated draft translations for certified documents
• How Catalyst aims to maintain fast turnaround times and affordable pricing while improving accuracy
• Ethical considerations ImmiTranslate has around using customer data and AI, such as not retaining data to train models
• Languages that currently pose challenges for accurate AI translation, like Arabic and Indian languages
• Whether AI will eventually fully replace human translators (Ian predicts humans will remain involved for quality control and complex cases)
• The potential for AI translation to expand language access through features like audio interpreting