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    AI-GENERATED EMAIL MAY BE CONVENIENT, BUT IT COULD KILL OFF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES

    Jul 06, 2023 3 minutes

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    In May 2023, Google unveiled a new, AI-powered tool called Help Me Write. Currently available in I beta form, it automatically drafts email and form letters based on a user's simple instructions.

    It promises to be a great boon for productivity, especially for those of us who loathe writing email. But the introduction of AI-generated communication may also be the death knell for endangered languages.

    Thanks to the advanced capabilities of newer large language models, AI-authored text is about to be

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