Leveraging AI technology for professional interpretation education: With an emphasis on ChatGPT.

With the recent significant advancements in AI technology, the internal and external environment of interpretation education is rapidly changing. In particular, the generative AI tool ChatGPT-4 has shown a remarkable improvement compared to previous versions. Given these developments, this study aims to explore ways to integrate AI technology into professional interpretation education. To this end, the study will first analyze the performance of AI interpreters at present and compile recent AI-based interpretation research published in academia. Using these observations, the study will explore the feasibility of applying AI tools to professional interpretation practice. Second, the study seeks to provide opportunities for interpretation professionals to leverage these technological advancements to enhance their capabilities by proposing methods to integrate AI technology into future interpretation education programs. In doing so, the study aims to offer an understanding of how AI technology can complement and expand human linguistic and non-linguistic abilities and provide important insights into the future development direction of the interpretation field.