Artificial intelligence can now translate emails, meetings and conversations in seconds. Students are using chatbots to write in Spanish and French, while businesses increasingly rely on AI tools for multilingual communication. As instant translation becomes common, universities are confronting a difficult question: if AI already speaks every language, why should students still spend years learning one?
A report by QS Insights Magazine says the debate is reshaping language education globally as universities face falling enrolments, budget pressure and rapid advances in AI translation tools.
