Over a year ago, I posted a rather lengthy rant concerning the contemporary pestilence in academia that is the use of generative artificial intelligence, which I will abbreviate to GAI here, in the process of writing academic manuscripts and more egregiously, the creation of figures and diagrams. In that essay, I made my stance on … Continue reading It’s been a year, how is the situation now?
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A rant on a concerning phenomenon in academia
This is a subject that may seem out of the blue here on The Language Closet, but it is something I want to get off my chest. After all, having a background in science, and a particular enjoyment in reading up on topics in linguistics, it is inevitable for me to at the very least, … Continue reading A rant on a concerning phenomenon in academia
I asked ChatGPT to invent its own language (Pt 1)
The world of constructed languages is near limitless. From the days of Lingua Ignota, to more modern ones like Esperanto, constructed languages have pushed creativity to further heights in the linguistic fields. Such inventions have appeared in many pop culture scenes, aiding in world building, lore, and creating a more authentic-sounding fictional culture. Examples include … Continue reading I asked ChatGPT to invent its own language (Pt 1)
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