Michael Bailey
I’m an in-house (Austrian) German to (British) English translator at the Austrian Financial Market Authority. I speak about the need for human translators to remain the “Expert in the Lead” in human-machine translation.
- Summary of Oral Remarks to Panel on “Is AI Use Changing the Role of Translators? Implications for Education, Culture and Ethics”
My remarks to the panel on Is AI Use Changing the Role of Translators? Implications for Education, Culture and Ethics, 8 May 2026. - Does shadow translation present a bigger threat to language services than MT/GenAI itself?
In an institutional setting it is highly like that there will be shadow translation – which is ultimately more of a governance issue than a linguistic issue. - Spring 2026 – Reading and Listening List
I hoping that the coming of spring will make me feel less tired and more receptive to reading a book. I have also added some podcasts that I have been listening to. - Abstract: ASTTI Financial Translation Summer Conference in Spiez 1 July 2026
I’ll be speaking at ASTTI’s Financial Translation Summer Conference (FTSC) taking place in Spiez from 1-3 July 2026. - Autumn 2025 – Reading List
As the evenings quickly draw in after the clocks go back, I take comfort in a good book on the tram home. - 7 thoughts: learnings from an offline data room of raw MT
What is the best way to find out what lay colleagues really think about translation? - Cutting edge tools x Translators
A cameo appearance in a video for International Translators Day to launch the Languages at the European Central Bank LinkedIn page. - Outcome-based returns of human translation
All too frequently the outcomes of human translation are overlooked – and only the cost/expense is seen and the returns not quantified in a balance sheet. - Announcement: I am now a Chartered Linguist
I am delighted to announce that I am now a Chartered Linguist (Translation) at the Chartered Institute of Linguists - 7 thoughts: takeaways from the European Language Data Space Workshop
Being part of a panel at the European Language Data Space Austria Country Workshop was an eye-opener – in terms of drawing me out of my language data space ivory tower. - 7 thoughts on Surviving #BigCONFERENCE
Having organised conferences for over a decade, I am used to them, but with my ongoing tinnitus I have to manage my participation at conferences. - Summer Reading for 2025 – enlivening commutes
With school out for summer, I commute earlier, but longer due to the frequency of buses and trams. It’s time to read.