Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been transforming various industries and creating new possibilities for businesses. We will explore the impacts of AI in the language industry and freelance work, exploring both the benefits and drawbacks of this rapidly changing landscape.
What is the impact of AI on the language Industry and how should union members respond?
Eugenia Alejandra Strazzolini, MCI, MA, C. Tran.
Eugenia Strazzolini is a highly trained sworn/certified translator, conference interpreter, and consultant interpreter with a robust academic background, including National Sworn Translator of English-Spanish from the National University of Cordoba, a Graduate Diploma in General Interpreting and a Master of Conference Interpreting from York University, as well as a Graduate Diploma in Specialized Translation into English from the University of Belgrano. Additionally, Eugenia holds a Bachelor of English Language and Literature from the National University of Cordoba.
As a versatile linguist, Eugenia is a pre-candidate of AIIC, and she is certified by multiple prestigious organizations, including ATIO (Canada), CTINB (Canada), CTPPC (Argentina), AATI (Argentina), and ATA (USA). As an IRB-accredited interpreter in Canada, Eugenia consistently demonstrates expertise in high-level language services.
With over 23 years of experience in the language services industry, Ms Strazzolini has worked across diverse markets and clients, including prestigious multinational companies, fortune 100 companies, and governments and governmental authorities in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, Spain, Germany, England, the US, and Canada. After practicing for 15 years in Argentina, where she also owned a translation agency, Eugenia relocated to Canada, where she continues her prolific professional career as a translator, conference interpreter, and consultant interpreter.
In addition to their extensive interpreting and translation work, Eugenia has also shared their expertise as an assistant lecturer of Legal Translation at the National University of Cordoba, further solidifying their influence and reputation within the industry.
Ethan Clarke
Ethan is a strategic organizer and project planner with more than two decades of experience in the North American labour movement. He founded Campaign Gears Ltd. in 2012, combining the fight for social justice with a passion for digital technology (he loves making databases, he admits it). In that role, he has helped more than 100 unions and non-profits build better campaigns with strategy development, training, and, with the help of a team of contractors, the production of campaign assets.
Recently, he also served as Campaign Strategist for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), advising the national union on maximizing its campaigning efforts.
From 2013 to 2018, he was involved with the Canadian Freelance Union in various roles, including Organizer, Vice President, and President.
From 2006 to 2012, he was a Community Organizer and Organizing Coordinator for UNITE HERE and, ultimately, National Organizing Director of Workers United. During this time, he oversaw several large, successful organizing drives.
He has also served as an organizer for several unions, including PSAC, CAW, and the CSN.
He began his career with an undergraduate degree with a joint major in Political Studies and Computer Studies from Trent University. He also holds a certificate in website development from OCAD University.
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