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The InFluency Podcast

135. What can we learn about language from computers?

Jun 25, 2021
46:58

In this episode, you’ll learn about language learning from AI (Artificial Intelligence) linguist and English teacher, Yazzy Ares.

In this podcast we’ll talk about the field of NLP (Natural Language Processing) and AI, and the difference between humans and computers when it comes to language processing and language acquisition. We also talked about biases and discrimination when it comes to language learning and what we can learn about it from computers.

And if you are an English student or teacher, you’ll also understand how to use this AI to improve your pronunciation!

To watch the video interview with Yazzy and see her presentation go here: https://youtu.be/7FP5ikdqlCs

Check out Yazzy’s website: https://www.yazzyares.com/ Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yazzy.ares/ If you are doing linguistic research and need a hand with your data, you can contact her there.

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