Translation in Emerging Technologies: Analysis of Text-Generative Artificial Intelligence (Ai) and Human Translation in Half of a Yellow Sun.

This article investigates the interplay between human translation and emerging generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools—specifically ChatGPT, Gemini, and ChatPDF—in translating cultural and linguistic nuances from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel *Half of a Yellow Sun* into French. Using Lawrence Venuti's theories of domestication (adapting texts to the target culture) and foreignization (preserving source-language features), the study finds that human translators predominantly employ domestication to enhance readability and cultural integration for the target audience, while AI translations tend to favor foreignization by retaining original cultural terms and structures. The analysis highlights AI's limitations in fully domesticating culturally embedded expressions and idioms, underscoring the continued importance of human translators in literary contexts where nuanced cultural mediation is essential. The study suggests that AI tools serve as complementary aids rather than replacements for human translators, especially in handling complex socio-cultural and political subtleties in African literature.