How AI is changing the way we study languages
On July 25, Columbia professor and New York Times columnist John McWhorter presented readers with an interesting and provocative — perhaps overtly so — question:
“Will translation...
The presence of Catalan in language learning apps
Catalan, my language, is again in a sadly paradoxical situation. While it is spoken by 10 million people in the world, is native in parts of four European states, and is the only language with official status in Andorra —which means it is recognized by the United Nations— it suffers discrimination that is difficult to understand either in qualitative or quantitative terms.
The Week in Review: March 17, 2023
This week’s been a pretty big one in the way of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements.
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced the launch of GPT-4, not even...
The bill to boost the Hawaiian language in the state’s schools
‘Ōlelo Hawai’i (that is, the Hawaiian language) just might be getting a boost in the state of Hawaii’s public schools soon.
Gender-inclusive writing: A unifying force
In Canada, the federal government is committed to supporting inclusivity in written documents within the public service.
Language access law passes in New Jersey state senate
Demand for language services could be on the rise in the state of New Jersey, thanks to a bill that was recently passed in the state senate.
Celebrating Indigenous languages on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous...
Today marks the 29th International Day of the World's Indigenous People since the United Nations voted to celebrate the day back in the mid-1990s.
Researchers launch Grambank, shed light on language loss
You’ve likely heard the oft-cited statistic that one language dies every 40 days — a study published earlier this month aims to shed some...
Celebrating the next generation of language professionals: The MIIS Class of...
Around this time of year, it’s not a rare sight to see folks in a cap and gown posing for a photo shoot.
That’s because...
The Week in Review: March 10, 2023
If you regularly use English in your day-to-day life, you’ve probably heard the words “pinkwashing” and “anti-fat” at least a handful of times in...
The Week in Review: April 7, 2023
We’ll be listening to AI-generated advertisements anytime now, it seems.
This week, we’re bringing you news about Adthos’ recent launch: a platform that uses generative...
The Week in Review — Feb. 24, 2023
This week we're bringing you news on large language models, Indigenous languages, and the top 100 language service providers in the industry.
