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ICT Ep 2.40: Duncan Shaw on the AI Translation Trap: Why the Human “Last Mile” Still Matters When the Stakes Are High (Part 3/3)
In Part 3 of this three-part conversation, Liam and Ted wrap up their discussion with Duncan, President at DTS Language Services about AI, risk mitigation, and the human factors that are hard to capture in clinical trial translation.
Duncan calls translation the “last mile” of clinical trials, where small details can decide whether a site activates or a patient stays in a study. He explains why AI has a place when millions of words are on tight timelines, but argues that low-volume, high-risk clinical content is a very different proposition. He compares AI translation to an autopilot where…
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