AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think (opens in new tab)

Large language models aren’t trained on real-life conversations. As we encounter their language, it could affect our ownBecause of the way they are trained, large language models capture only a slice of human language. They’re trained on the written word, from textbooks to social media posts, and our speech as captured in movies and on television. These models have minimal access to the unscripted conversations we have face-to-face or voice-to-voice. This is the vast majority of speech, and a...