Technology and GenAI adoption among literary translators in Spain: a survey study on uses, perceptions and attitudes

Laura Noriega Santiáñez; Gloria Corpas Pastor

Technology and GenAI adoption among literary translators in Spain: a survey study on uses, perceptions and attitudes

Noriega-Santiáñez, Laura ^[1] ; Corpas Pastor, Gloria ^[1]
1. [1] Universidad de Málaga
  
  Universidad de Málaga
  
  Málaga, España
Localización: Revista tradumàtica: traducció i tecnologies de la informació i la comunicació, ISSN-e 1578-7559, Nº. 23, 2025 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Tecnologies de la traducció per a professionals dins i fora de les indústries de la llengua)
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.5565/rev/tradumatica.505
Títulos paralelos:
- Uso de la tecnología y de la inteligencia artificial generativa por parte de los traductores literarios en España: un estudio mediante encuesta sobre sus usos, percepciones y actitudes
- Ús de la tecnologia i de la intel·ligència artificial generativa per part dels traductors literaris a Espanya: un estudi mitjançant enquesta sobre els usos, percepcions i actituds
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Resumen
- español
  Este artículo presenta una visión general del uso de la tecnología entre los traductores literarios profesionales en España. Asimismo, expone sus actitudes y experiencias con respecto a la tecnología y la inteligencia artificial generativa (GenAI), así como sus perspectivas en la industria. Por último, pondera los beneficios y las preocupaciones asociados al uso de la GenAI para la traducción literaria.
- English
  This article presents an overview of technology adoption among professional literary translators in Spain. It also describes their attitudes towards and experiences with technology and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), as well as their perspectives on the future use of GenAI in the industry. Finally, it considers the benefits of and concerns about using GenAI for the translation of literature.
- català
  Aquest article presenta una visió general de l’ús de la tecnologia entre els traductors literaris professionals a Espanya. Tanmateix, n’exposa les actituds i experiències quant a la tecnologia i la intel·ligència artificial generativa (GenAI), així com les perspectives en la indústria. Per últim, pondera els beneficis i les preocupacions associats a l’ús de la GenAI per a la traducció literària.
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