• Tech is Removing Language Barriers – But will Jobs be Lost in Translation? Leave a reply The Guardian – News – Education – By Martin Williams “Swansea’s councillors must be painfully aware of the dangers of technology in the translation industry. When a translator’s email reply landed in their inbox in 2008, the Welsh sentences were duly printed on a road sign. It read: “I am not in the office at the moment.” But recent advances in technology are now helping to break down language barriers and revolutionise the role of traditional translators.“