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Collin Bjork, Senior Lecturer, Massey University

ChatGPT threatens language diversity. More needs to be done to protect our differences in the age of AI

Collin Bjork, Author provided

The buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like ChatGPT is palpable. People are both optimistic and frightened by the possibilities of these tools. Clearly, these technologies will change how people write. But in terms of what people write, these technologies seem to be embracing the status quo.

In fact, the way these tools are currently built appears to homogenise writing – making everything sound the same. And writing that sounds the same is not just boring; it also perpetuates inequity.

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