Interpretation in the Age of AI with Dr Bill Rivers [EP 87]

In this special end-of-year episode, host Maria Ceballos-Wallis sits down with Dr. Bill Rivers of the Safe AI Taskforce for an exclusive preview of his upcoming session at De La Mora’s Annual Training and Holiday Celebration. Dr. Bill shares his journey through the ever-evolving relationship between technology and interpretation, talks about the policy shifts in language access, and explores how AI is reshaping the interpreting profession.

Join our Annual Training and Holiday Celebration on December 12th: https://de-la-mora-training.thinkific.com/courses/dlmpty-25-annual-training-and-holiday-celebration

Visit the Safe AI Taskforce website: https://safeaitf.org/

Dr. Bill Rivers is Principal at WP Rivers & Associates. A former Russian/English translator and interpreter, Russian teacher, academic researcher and administrator, and for-profit and non-profit executive, he has more than 30 years’ experience in language advocacy and capacity at the national level, with significant experience in culture and language for economic development and national security in the Intelligence Community, private and academic sectors, and publications in second and third language acquisition research, proficiency assessment, program evaluation, and language policy development and advocacy. His company is contracted by the ALC for advocacy support.