Large language models have developed at such a rapid rate that they now sound extremely human-like, to the point where individuals who use them sometimes forget that they are conversing with a computer rather than a real person. Some people may in turn wonder whether LLMs are over time going to fundamentally change the nature of human language. This month, I had the opportunity to watch a Ted Talk given by Professor Jessica Coon, “Lessons from linguistics for the future of AI

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