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This study evaluated AI translation tools for medical summaries in Arabic, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Traditional tools performed better on surface metrics, while AI showed strengths in semantic meaning, highlighting the need for human oversight in healthcare translation.

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AI artificial intelligence consultation summary feasibility study large language models machine translation pilot evaluation responsible AI responsible artificial intelligence translation

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Area of Science:

Medical informatics
Natural Language Processing
Health Communication

Background:

Accurate translation of medical consultation summaries is crucial for health equity in diverse populations.
The feasibility and safety of using machine translation (MT) and large language models (LLMs) in healthcare settings are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the feasibility and limitations of LLMs and traditional MT tools for translating medical summaries into Arabic, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
To compare the performance of different AI translation tools against professional human translations.

Main Methods:

Translated simulated medical summaries (patient-facing and clinician-oriented) using three LLMs (GPT-4o, Llama-3.1, Gemma-2) and three MT tools (Google Translate, Bing Translator, DeepL).
Evaluated translations using Bilingual Evaluation Understudy, Character-level F-score, and Metric for Evaluation of Translation with Explicit Ordering metrics, comparing them against professional interpreter translations.

Main Results:

Translation performance varied significantly across languages, tools, and summary complexity.
Traditional MT tools generally outperformed LLMs on surface-level accuracy metrics.
LLMs demonstrated relative strengths in capturing semantic similarity for Vietnamese and Chinese; Arabic translations improved with complex input.

Conclusions:

AI translation tools offer potential for healthcare communication but have limitations that require careful consideration.
Human oversight, domain-specific evaluation metrics, and further research are essential for the safe and equitable implementation of AI translation in healthcare.