Will AI be able to speak your language? | Linda Heimisdóttir | TEDxReykjavik

Will linguistic diversity actually survive this AI revolution? Linguist Linda Heimisdóttir explains how English-centered tech and AI tools like ChatGPT pose a risk for smaller languages. In this fascinating talk, she outlines ways to effectively incorporate small languages into Large Language Models.
A linguist by training (PhD from Cornell University, 2015), Dr. Linda Heimisdóttir is the CEO of Miðeind, an Icelandic AI company which specializes in building Language Technology solutions for Icelandic and other under-resourced languages. Since joining the company in January 2023, Linda’s main focus has been on navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-based language technology, which has seen considerable disruption with the advent of Large Language Models. Prior to her appointment at Miðeind, Linda was a US-based Program Manager at Appen, where her focus was on structuring high-quality linguistic training data for NLP and AI applications.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @video-ke5gn5gn5d
    @video-ke5gn5gn5d23 күн бұрын

    Yes, what you say is true. When I search on Google in my mother language for information, I do not find anything useful, but when I search in English, I find all the useful information.

  • @LoloLo-nt1qm

    @LoloLo-nt1qm

    23 күн бұрын

    what is your language because l am same thing my language is Arabic

  • @video-ke5gn5gn5d

    @video-ke5gn5gn5d

    23 күн бұрын

    @@LoloLo-nt1qm My language is also Arabic. Unfortunately, the Arabic language will be forgotten 😔

  • @LoloLo-nt1qm

    @LoloLo-nt1qm

    23 күн бұрын

    @@video-ke5gn5gn5d how did you learn English I'm trying l don't have someone to practice the language with him

  • @LoloLo-nt1qm

    @LoloLo-nt1qm

    23 күн бұрын

    @@video-ke5gn5gn5d where are you from

  • @video-ke5gn5gn5d

    @video-ke5gn5gn5d

    22 күн бұрын

    @@LoloLo-nt1qm You must practice or you will not be able to learn Practice is the most important thing in learning the English language

  • @debrabrown9120
    @debrabrown912022 күн бұрын

    With all the amazing languages, how did the English language become with its slang, the one you speak about.

  • @AlanMGross
    @AlanMGross22 күн бұрын

    I speak English, but I have friends who speak/write Finnish and Spanish. I find that Google translate (and/or Facebook translation) work well, at least for these languages. Is there a barrier to letting the user speak or write their native language, internally translate it to English for input to the application, get the application response, and then translate it back to the user's language?

  • @abbasof7920
    @abbasof792023 күн бұрын

    She speaks better english than americans

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    @GarryBenson1

    19 күн бұрын

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    19 күн бұрын

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    @Louisbrus498

    19 күн бұрын

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    @Louisbrus498

    19 күн бұрын

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  • @sr2291
    @sr229123 күн бұрын

    Imagine explaining this to a person living in 1860.

  • @stephaneboisjoli1320

    @stephaneboisjoli1320

    22 күн бұрын

    "Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

  • @naranbaz
    @naranbaz12 күн бұрын

    chatgpt4o is much better at writing in Mongolian than the previous models. I think that it is an emergent ability rather than a specific training. So, the smaller languages r being covered step by step, I believe.

  • @PikPikkabbu
    @PikPikkabbu23 күн бұрын

    If the A.I. benefits a progressive unification of all the languages into a single universal one for all humans, welcome A.I. Culture does not disappear when a language stops being used but when people decide to forget this culture. Greek and Latin cultures have not been lost with the abandonment of ancient Greek and Latin. And facilitating communication and understanding between people seems to me more important than continuing to partition the planet with the maintenance of old roots that slow down the development of civilizations. I don’t mind if people of the future will speak English, Icelandic, Swahili or whatever, I would be happy if my great-grandchildren could speak the same language than any human of this planet.

  • @lucasNinard

    @lucasNinard

    23 күн бұрын

    That's a dystopian vision of normative culture as a goal, and that' an opinion that worries me a lot. Are you saying any unexpected, minor opinion is not worth it ? You are very worrying

  • @PikPikkabbu

    @PikPikkabbu

    22 күн бұрын

    @@lucasNinard Are you saying my minor opinion is not worth it ?

  • @helloena

    @helloena

    20 күн бұрын

    For many of us, our thoughts are shaped by the language(s) we speak. What will we lose if the ways of thinking held in the many languages of our world disappear?

  • @thesimplicitylifestyle
    @thesimplicitylifestyle23 күн бұрын

    Language is information being transmitted from one source to another. 😎🤖

  • @stephaneboisjoli1320

    @stephaneboisjoli1320

    22 күн бұрын

    As a speaker of 4 languages, I can definitely say that it is far more than that. There's a whole culture behind it. In some cases I can translate a phrase but despite it being correct, it won't make sense to a speaker of the other language. Perhaps a tacky example, but "Use the force Luke" will simply not mean anything to anyone who hasn't seen Star Wars. Now, swap Star Wars with culture...

  • @AnniinhaaGomes
    @AnniinhaaGomes23 күн бұрын

    Outro dia tentei conversar em Romani, idioma dos Rom e Sinti e o chatGPT simplesmente não sabe. Será que estamos criando inteligências artificiais racistas? Sim ou com certeza?

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    @abuhasanhumanity19 күн бұрын

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    @anime_greek23 күн бұрын

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  • @estherh.e.867
    @estherh.e.86723 күн бұрын

    I found that this AI still has errors, especially conjugating verbs and many times it makes up words that don't even exist

  • @sr2291

    @sr2291

    23 күн бұрын

    ChatGPT makes things up.

  • @southernflatland

    @southernflatland

    22 күн бұрын

    We just tested some AI nonsense on 6 different AI models. 4 out of the 6 failed miserably... "How to inflate a foldable phone" Yes, 4 out of the 6 AI models gave actual instructions for this nonsense. Only 2 recent AI models managed to say that phones don't have inflation valves.

  • @sr2291

    @sr2291

    22 күн бұрын

    @@southernflatland Type that sentence into PerplexityAI.

  • @southernflatland

    @southernflatland

    22 күн бұрын

    @@sr2291 I gotta say, that's not one of the AI models we tested. Mommy, I'm scared... 😂

  • @sr2291

    @sr2291

    22 күн бұрын

    @@southernflatland Test it.

  • @daledevernon56
    @daledevernon5623 күн бұрын

    Resistance is futile.

  • @elierry
    @elierry20 күн бұрын

    Language is useful only when others speak it too.

  • @Goettel
    @Goettel23 күн бұрын

    If they can't it means too few people care about your language, so it's no big deal.

  • @MrMemo77full

    @MrMemo77full

    23 күн бұрын

    "It doesn't concern me, so I don't care!"

  • @Goettel

    @Goettel

    23 күн бұрын

    @@MrMemo77full You misunderstand.

  • @naranbaz
    @naranbaz12 күн бұрын

    chatgpt4o is much better at writing in Mongolian than the previous models. I think that it is an emergent ability rather than a specific training. So, the smaller languages r being covered step by step, I believe.