Volume 4,Issue 7
手语翻译的现实困境与人工智能的适用边界：一项全球视角与中国聚焦的批判性评论
手语翻译是聋人社群平等参与社会的关键桥梁，长期面临服务质量、译员供给、制度保障等多重困境。本文基于2016-2026年文献与报告，从五个维度梳理手语翻译问题并评估AI适用性。研究发现，准确性不足、文化适配缺失与专业领域翻译缺口构成核心瓶颈；AI在远程平台增强方面具中等可行性，但在文化适配和专业领域翻译存在结构性盲区，其部署甚至可能加剧制度缺失与社会认知偏差。本文主张"制度引领、技术协同"路径，强调任何手语AI开发须以聋人社群实质性主导为前提。
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