UNESCO Literacy Prizes Calls for 2024 Nominations
These awards recognize individuals and organizations for their contributions to literacy education, with a focus on "promoting multilingual education for mutual understanding and peace." Apply by July 5, 2024.
TIME Applauds Language-Related Innovations from Meta, Duolingo, and LEGO
TIME Magazine recognized three language-industry products in its “Best Inventions of 2023” list, underscoring the importance of multilingual communication, accessibility, and inclusion in today’s globalized world.
The Week in Review: June 9, 2023
It was bound to happen at some point. After using ChatGPT irresponsibly, a lawyer could face sanctions, pending a judge’s review.
Though OpenAI itself warns...
Indigenous Language Hub Faces Funding Crisis: The Vital Need for Urban...
The Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) in Canada grapples with the sudden loss of crucial funding for its Urban Indigenous Language Hub.
The Week in Review: March 24, 2023
Following a flurry of activity and discourse surrounding AI and language technology the past few months, this week rounded to a close with a potpourri of conversations in the language space. Here are some of the week's highlights as of Friday, March 24.
San Francisco Declares Vietnamese an Official Language
San Francisco has recognized Vietnamese as one of its official languages, joining Spanish, Chinese, and Filipino. This change aims to improve accessibility for the city's Vietnamese-speaking residents by providing translated materials and services.
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...
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...