Elise Hu

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Is AI changing the very way we talk?

Etymologist and content creator Adam Oleksik sounds the alarm on how AI tools are influencing our behavior, down to our very word choices.

He encourages us to remember that these emerging tools are not neutral and how they are possibly rewiring the very underlying patterns of our thoughts and why.

Afterward, I sat down with Adam to go beyond his talk and learn more about what sounding human even means anymore.

The tools we'll need to build as we continue down this rapidly changing path and more.

Stick around after his talk for our conversation.

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My conversation with Adam is coming up right after a short break with word from our sponsors.

Congratulations on your talk.

How are you feeling now that you're done?

Tell us what made you so curious about language in the first place and how you got hooked?

Is there a problem with social media changing language?

Because our language has always evolved.

This is a living and dynamic thing, right?

English or any other language in the world.

So is there anything wrong with it?

Yeah, you mentioned fast-paced.