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We've been hearing ongoing trends of 'AI' systems being used for writing school essays, documents, or apology letters, as well as create half-assed content on many platforms like YouTube or TikTok. It's likely that LLMs will be pushed into a standard for language learning and interpretation between people of different tongues.

I just heard from The Atlantic that learning for languages other than English in North America are in a decline since the last decade. Along with that, people are slowly adapting 'AI' for language purposes.

I really dread for that potential future where almost everyone who communicate with foreign people would only do so with 'AI' translation software on their small devices.

The major problem with this is that you can't just learn the logical systems of a language, you also have to learn the cultural nuances of said language in terms of grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation. There are so many words and phrases in different languages that have major cultural or social roots in those countries. So only learning the surface level rules and words of a language would only limit your comprehension of the culture and it's people.

Imagine a future where American politicians and corporate execs use LLM software instead of a native or fluent interpreter to communicate to their counterparts or civilians in a given country. It'd be quite a disaster on a diplomacy standpoint.

I personally do not intend to use 'AI' to speak to people in a different language. I currently have a passionate goal of learning Japanese, Esperanto, and even some Mandarin too in the future. I feel it is vital to learn new languages, especially in this insane sociopolitical era we are living in right now.