AI writing tools will not fix academia’s language discrimination problem – Times Higher Education (Natalia Kucirkova | September 2023)
At first glance, artificial intelligence systems such as Large Language Models, like ChatGPT, offer the hope of reducing the barriers faced by researchers whose first language is not English. But as this terrific Times Higher Education item discusses, the challenges, difficulties and prejudice cannot be addressed by a smart tool alone. The approach taken in Norway is worth other jurisdictions. Tools and support should be provided to assist all researchers share their ideas, irrespective of how polished their English might be. And yes, Gary as a disability advocate seethed at the “lived experience” complaint.