Artificial Intelligence & Language Preservation

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 2022-2032 the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. This initiative comes at a time when endangered language speakers, linguists, and other groups are concerned about language extinction and the rapid spread of artificial intelligence (AI). Some researchers are optimistic that AI can be leveraged to help document, preserve, and revitalize at-risk languages, while others are concerned that the technology will accelerate the homogenization of human language.