Book review : Sun, Liu and Moratto’s Translation Studies in The Age of Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

Sanjun Sun, Kanglong Liu and Riccardo Moratto’s edited volume, Translation Studies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, advances an apt and broad response to the systemic challenges posed by Generative AI (GenAI), specifically Large Language Models (LLMs), to the discipline of Translation Studies. The editors aim to examine ‘the multifaceted impact of AI on translation studies, practice, and education, providing insights into how the field can adapt and thrive in the age of AI’ (Sun, Liu and Moratto 2025:2). The book affirms that this new paradigm necessitates a radical reconceptualisation of translation’s fundamental concepts, scope, methodologies, as well as the translator’s role, thereby positioning AI not merely as a tool but also as an integral subject within the disciplinary sphere. Eliciting mainly from the intellectual space of Chinese scholarship, the distinctiveness of this book lies in its empirical and conceptual engagement with the tripartite interface of human, GenAI and translation. It is a significant and purposeful contribution to the emerging scholarship on translation in a sophisticated technological environment. The ten chapters jointly elucidate the dichotomy of prospect and concerns emanating from the integration of AI into Translation Studies.