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Article published In: Human-centeredness in Translation: Advancing Translation Studies in a human-centered AI era
Guest-edited by Miguel A. Jiménez-Crespo
[InContext 5:1] 2025
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Human-centeredness in translation

Advancing translation studies in a human-centered AI era

 | Rutgers University, United States
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Published online: 31 May 2025
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