# Language news, Monday, 26 October 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-10-26/

## California cancels AI translation rollout at court counters after pilot errors

Tech. Legal aid groups used public records to show what the machine actually told court users, and the council pulled the tender before award. Follows the 16 Oct interpreter pay vote.

Source: Times of San Diego, https://timesofsandiego.com/tech/2026/10/24/ai-translation-california-courts-pilot-project-rfp/

## Pakistan adopts joint declaration to standardise Pakistan Sign Language

Education. Federal and provincial education authorities, with UNICEF, named NISE the federal home for PSL and told a national task force to finish a Deaf-led 1,500-sign compendium. One standard sign language is the precondition for Deaf schooling that works across provinces.

Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, https://www.app.com.pk/national/pakistan-moves-to-standardize-sign-language-in-historic-declaration/