Prompting ChatGPT for Translation: A Comparative Analysis of Translation
  Brief and Persona Prompts
Sui He
Prompt engineering in LLMs has shown potential for improving translation
quality. However, the potential of incorporating translation concepts in prompt
design remains largely underexplored. Against this backdrop, this paper
discusses the effectiveness of incorporating the conceptual tool of translation
brief and the personas of translator and author into prompt design for
translation tasks in ChatGPT. Findings suggest that, although certain elements
are constructive in facilitating human to human communication for translation
tasks, their effectiveness is limited for improving translation quality in
ChatGPT. This accentuates the need for more explorative research on how
translation theorists and practitioners can develop the current set of
conceptual tools rooted in the human to human communication paradigm for
translation purposes in this emerging workflow involving human machine
interaction.