How should institutions decide between human and AI interpretation?

The choice between human and AI interpretation should not be made on speed or budget alone. Institutional sensitivity, discourse complexity, terminology density, and public visibility all matter.

Diplomatic, legal, and nuance-heavy sessions still require human interpreters as the primary model. By contrast, AI can be valuable in broad-access settings, internal communication, or subtitle-led distribution scenarios.

In many cases, the strongest answer is hybrid: preserve human quality while using AI for subtitles, overflow access, or secondary distribution channels.