arXiv:2504.12891cs.CLcs.AI2025-04被引 13

用多个专业AI协作翻译,提升法律文本的准确性和语境理解。

Are AI agents the new machine translation frontier? Challenges and opportunities of single- and multi-agent systems for multilingual digital communication

  • 设计四个分工的AI代理:翻译、内容审核、流畅性检查、最终润色。
  • 在法律翻译中表现优于传统模型,提升领域适配与上下文感知能力。
  • 适合需要高精度的专业翻译场景,如法律、医疗等复杂领域。

人工智能的快速发展使AI代理成为各行业的颠覆性范式,但在机器翻译(MT)中的应用仍待探索。本文分析单代理与多代理系统在机器翻译中的潜力,探讨其如何增强多语言数字通信。单代理系统适用于简单翻译任务,而多代理系统通过多个专业化代理协同工作,在需要高精度、领域知识和上下文意识的复杂场景中更具优势。为验证多代理流程在机器翻译中的可行性,我们开展了一项法律翻译的试点研究,采用由四个专用代理组成的系统:(i)翻译,(ii)内容适当性审查,(iii)流畅性审查,(iv)最终编辑。结果表明,多代理系统可能显著提升领域适应性与上下文感知能力,翻译质量优于传统方法或单代理系统。本文还为未来在机器翻译中应用多代理系统、融入专业翻译流程的研究奠定基础,并提供演示系统。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has introduced AI agents as a disruptive paradigm across various industries, yet their application in machine translation (MT) remains underexplored. This paper describes and analyses the potential of single- and multi-agent systems for MT, reflecting on how they could enhance multilingual digital communication. While single-agent systems are well-suited for simpler translation tasks, multi-agent systems, which involve multiple specialized AI agents collaborating in a structured manner, may offer a promising solution for complex scenarios requiring high accuracy, domain-specific knowledge, and contextual awareness. To demonstrate the feasibility of multi-agent workflows in MT, we are conducting a pilot study in legal MT. The study employs a multi-agent system involving four specialized AI agents for (i) translation, (ii) adequacy review, (iii) fluency review, and (iv) final editing. Our findings suggest that multi-agent systems may have the potential to significantly improve domain-adaptability and contextual awareness, with superior translation quality to traditional MT or single-agent systems. This paper also sets the stage for future research into multi-agent applications in MT, integration into professional translation workflows, and shares a demo of the system analyzed in the paper.

多智能体机器翻译法律翻译AI协作

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