... Machine Translation: its History, Current Status, and Future Prospects Jonathan Slocum Abstract Elements ot the history, state of the art, and probable future of Machine Translation (MT) ... technology and a short historical perspective before considering the present status and state of the art, and then moving on to a discussion of the future prospects. For reasons of space and perspicuity, ... community, and the trend can hardly fail to continue as users demand further improvements and greater speed, and MT system vendors respond. Of course, the need for research is great, but some current...