Economist: with AI translation, there may be no reason to learn academic English at all
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-22
Economist Paul Novosad argues that with AI transforming every paper into every language, Italian speakers could write in Italian and English speakers in English — in equilibrium there may be no reason to learn academic English at all. This could erode the long-standing advantage native English speakers have had in academia, though how much spoken fluency depends on reading/writing remains open; AI may live-translate presentations too. (Parts 4-5 of a thread.)
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