Forbes December 29, 2024
In today’s column, I examine an impassioned concern that the expanding use of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) will ultimately cause human-devised vocabulary to fall by the wayside.
Say what?
The sobering matter seems quite peculiar. And though you might not have heard about this AI quasi-existential risk, it is an especially intriguing and troubling topic. The deal is this. Some assert that generative AI is going to slowly but surely change our vocabulary. This will occur in drips and drabs. AI will tend to emphasize some words over other words, promoting certain words to the top of human vocabulary. Meanwhile, other words will be forever diminished due to the lack of usage by AI.
A mind-bending twist...
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