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  • Users globally could enjoy AI-generated content in their native languages, breaking down linguistic barriers and making technology more accessible. Analytics Vidhya
  • Linguistic diversity is under increasing threat as more languages vanish. StudyIQ
  • While challenges persist, the recognition of the value of linguistic diversity and the dedication of communities, educators, and researchers offer hope for the continued vitality of Japan's diverse dialects. GradesFixer
  • Linguists have stated that half of the world's languages could disappear by 2100, with Irish categorised as 'definitely endangered' by Unesco. The Big Issue
  • Across the former Soviet Union, where over the past century Russian became the lingua franca at the expense of the various indigenous languages, the various peoples there are fighting what might be described as a postcolonial linguistic fightback against Moscow's cultural imperialism. UnHerd
  • 40% of the world's 6,700 languages are in danger of disappearing, which means a loss not only of linguistic diversity but also of social, political and cultural diversity. CCCB
  • Language loss is occurring unevenly across major linguistic regions of the world, with Indigenous languages in northeast South America, Alaska to Oregon, and in northern Australia at highest risk. CU Boulder Today
  • Given the cultural and linguistic diversity among Asian subpopulations, a strategy of partnering with language-concordant health care professionals, as well as improving strategic outreach to Asian communities, could help enhance knowledge about and interest in vaccine trials. JAMA
  • Future BMW iX and i4 models will be powered by computer vision, computational linguistics, AI cloud, and 5G. Yahoo
  • The Ukrainian Eurointegration Platform will support displaced Ukrainians, focussing on women and young people, and operate as a platform to develop their expertise in a number of areas including sociology, applied linguistics, psychology, entrepreneurship, innovation, tech and smart urbanism. Loughborough University
  • Due to the wide range of languages spoken in Australia, a strong opportunity exists for voice AI to connect with culturally and linguistically diverse Australians in a language or specific dialect that is most familiar to them. CRN Australia
  • Keeping Serbian phonetic spelling, especially of Jewish names like Rozencvajg, is both defamiliarizing for the reader used to a different spelling and deeply expressive, a reminder that compatriots in different linguistic settings will develop and be labeled in different ways. Los Angeles Review of Books
  • The widespread adoption of Kiswahili across Africa has been viewed by some linguists and African language advocates as a threat to other African languages. Global Voices
  • UNESCO, during the observance of the day, expressed worry that linguistic diversity is increasingly threatened as more and more languages disappear globally. NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA
  • Amazon has long been exploring AI that can read body language, along with acoustic and linguistic cues, to better anticipate what users want. VentureBeat
  • Europe's linguistic diversity is an asset, and technological innovation together with the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence, will enable improved dissemination of European works in all of the EU languages. French Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • Fears about the complete dominance of English or Mandarin are not necessary: national and local languages will prevail and linguistic innovations may even make the whole debate on which language is used and which is dominant obsolete in the coming decades. University World News
  • French MEPs are enthusiastic about the potential for libraries to preserve linguistic heritage and regional languages, reduce illiteracy (which is at 7% amongst the French population), and close the digital-skills gap. Euronews.com
  • Mass language loss has been predicted for decades - with linguists estimating 3,400 to 6,120 languages could become extinct by 2100. CBS News
  • The linguistic researcher will be able to determine of most of the Slavic dialects spoken in upper Hungary whether they are closer to Slovak than to Ukrainian and perhaps also to decide in many cases in Macedonia whether a particular dialect is closer to Serbian or to Bulgarian. Mises Institute
  • In Canada, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are at a greater risk of developing a chronic illness, and are more likely to experience adverse health effects and challenges in accessing high-quality care compared with Canadian-born individuals. SAGE Journals

Last updated: 22 March 2024



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