Interpreter Enabled AI

AI adoption in court interpreting — a three-part CIMCE series that prepares interpreters of all languages for automation and what comes after it.

About the series

Interpreter Enabled AI is a series of continuing education (CIMCE) presentations that prepares interpreters of all languages for AI adoption in the interpreting profession: automation and beyond.

The title signifies that AI is a tool in the interpreter's hands that shapes the outcome desired by the user.

Three parts, taken in order or on their own

Part I: Linguistics, AI and Interpreting Technology

Short history of AI; AI definition
Linguistics and AI; the statistical structure of language
LLM/LRM architecture; semantic space; the matrix and the word vicinity
Technology and AI tools for interpreters; real-time interpretation and machine translation
The Three AIs exercise: Claude, ChatGPT and Lumo, or your choice — how do they fare in your language?
Terminology

Part II: Automation and Adoption of AI in Court Interpreting

Advantages of automation and adoption
Generative, agentic and autonomous AI
The role of the interpreter in AI adoption
Integration and orchestration platforms
Court interpretation pilot program
Practical strategies for interpreters using AI in the workplace

Part III: Ethics of AI in Court Interpretation

AI capabilities
Memory, understanding and trustworthiness
Generative, agentic and autonomous AI and the interpreter duties of accuracy, confidentiality and competence
Responsibility for the AI interpreter's failures
Court interpreting pilot programs

Continuing education for court interpreters

Approved by the California and Arizona Court Interpreter Program for distance-learning interpreter continuing education. Workshop names are unchanged, but their content has been updated.

DUI Hot Pursuit
Choosing Accurate Equivalents
Contracts Terminology
Translation Theory
Ethics
Untranslability
Controlled Substances Terminology
Paremiology
Medical Legal Terminology
Modes of Interpretation
Slang: Language on a Picnic
Comparative Criminal Procedure
Idioms and Clichés
Interpreting Humor
Frenchisms and Law French

What a workshop costs and how to sign up

Three-credit webinar — $65
Out-of-schedule webinar, or registration made less than seven business days ahead — $95
One-hour webinar — $45
Bundle of four one-hour webinars — $80
30 credits — $420

Register at least seven business days before the webinar date.
Each webinar takes about 10 participants routinely, 23 at most.
Pay by PayPal, or by money order mailed to PO Box 15036, Sacramento, CA 95851.

Course documents and policies

These five documents are hosted on this site. Each card becomes a working download once the PDF file is attached.

What participants say

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[QUOTE] — praised the courses for pairing practical tools with theory, and the instructor's flexibility and professionalism.
Yvette Hovsepian Bearce, Ph.D.

[QUOTE] — noted that the classes keep up with the industry and that questions get answered.
Svetlana Krhin

[QUOTE] — valued the interactive format, the practical tips, and the exercises in Comparative Criminal Procedure.
Laura Mirzoyan

[QUOTE] — recommended the Interpreting Humor webinar: jokes, puns, irony and cultural pitfalls.
Martitia Palmer

[QUOTE] — enjoyed the format of the Translation Theory webinar and its history of the field.
Sonia Valovis-Franklin

[QUOTE] — a returning participant: the class balanced lecture and participation and was simple to follow.
Amir Faress

Daniela Schmidt

[YOUR BIO — credentials, languages, years in court interpreting, and why you built this series. Two short paragraphs work best here.]

Register or bring the series to your court

Sessions are scheduled for individual interpreters and for groups at courts, agencies and associations. Write with your language, your jurisdiction and the part you are interested in.

Contact: dcsteach@gmail.com — PO Box 15036, Sacramento, CA 95851