New Brunswick·New
The government says artificial intelligence is saving money on translators, but human translators worry it may cost them work.
ChatGNB has been in use by the Department of Finance and Treasury for about a year already
Victoria Walton · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 29, 2026 4:43 PM EST | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago
Listen to this article
Estimated 5 minutes
The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.
The New Brunswick government said it cost zero dollars to launch ChatGNB. (Government of N.B.)
The government of New Brunswick is dipping its toes into the world of artificial intelligence with the implementation of a website called ChatGNB that’s available exclusively for government employees.
While there aren’t many details on exactly how it’s being used, the Department of Finance and Treasury Board, which has been piloting the program for the past year, says it’s mainly being used for translating internal documents.
And that has some translators concerned.
“There are certain ethical considerations here that we should take into account, because translators fear that they may lose jobs, or that their source of income may diminish.” said Sergey Petrov, a certified translator and the president of the Corporation of Translators,
This story was brought to Nouzie by RSS. The original post can be found on https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/chat-gnb-ai-translation-9.7066950?cmp=rss
