Who or what defines “proper grammar� in the English language?
In developing artificial intelligence tools to address grammar and clarity in writing, Google may influence how the public writes and ultimately thinks, a step that Paulo Blikstein — Associate Professor of Communications, Media and Learning Technology Design at ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ — says carries potential impacts for cultural and linguistic diversity in a new story from
Paulo Blikstein, Associate Professor of Communication, Media & Learning Technologies Design (Photo courtesy of Paulo Blikstein)
“Language is part of your heritage and identity, and if you’re using a tool that is constantly telling you, ‘You’re wrong,’ that is not a good thing,â€� says Blikstein, founder of ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ’s Transformative Learning Technologies Lab and a featured panelist at ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ’s upcoming conference on artificial intelligence in education on Sept. 20. “There is not one mythical, monolithical (English)…And every time we have tried to curtail the evolution of a language, it has never gone well.â€�