The Effects of Using AI on the Quality of Translational Product: A Reference to Religious Translation
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https://doi.org/10.69513/jnfh.v3.i1.en1Keywords:
artificial intelligence, machine translation, translation effect, translation quality, religious translationAbstract
Artificial Intelligence has witnessed significant improvements in various disciplines, including translation. Machine translation and NLP (Natural Language Processing), the subfields of Artificial Intelligence, have radically altered the way we communicate through languages. However, there are still some concerns about the impact of this technology on the quality of sacred books, such as the Glorious Qur’an. The current study addresses this concern by attempting to answer the research question: “Do linguistic and cultural variances of synonyms affect the quality of the translational product?” This study utilises the concept of meaning and context by Cliff Goddard (2011) and Goddard and Wierzbicka (2014) to achieve this aim, demonstrating how Artificial Intelligence handles the semantic and cultural nuances in Qur’anic verses when translating them into English. The results showed that Artificial Intelligence was often unable to capture and convey the implicit meaning of synonyms in Qur’anic verses when translating them into English.
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