Solo pasaba a decir –en buen español– que tu newsletter se ha convertido en la favorita de todas a las que estoy suscrito. Siempre aprendo un montón o me deja pensando en algo que no tenía en mi radar.
I think about this a lot, glad you're digging into it. Lovely links too - can't believe that whole thing about the last two Ayapeneco speakers was a marketing scheme haha, that was genius.
I often think of the languages that will die with my generation of Indian immigrants. This is the generation of people that don't speak their mother-tongues and married other Americanized folks who aren't keen on cultural survival. I don't blame the majority of them, but it's just sad to think about how a piece of culture will die with time.
And I disagree with Ganesh Devy - language is only one piece of culture.. it's silly to think that all of the culture will die with language. I can rest assured knowing that even if a language dies, parts of the culture around it will remain in other mediums - art, music, dance, food, etc.
I do feel like there should be some sort of council for use cases that can truly enhance humanity with AI in some way. Preservation feels like such a great human ideal, and AI helping us preserve seems like something we should emphasize. But I don't think the overlords will like it :).
Solo pasaba a decir –en buen español– que tu newsletter se ha convertido en la favorita de todas a las que estoy suscrito. Siempre aprendo un montón o me deja pensando en algo que no tenía en mi radar.
¡Saludos!
Que buena gente, Peter. Gracias por tus palabras!
I think about this a lot, glad you're digging into it. Lovely links too - can't believe that whole thing about the last two Ayapeneco speakers was a marketing scheme haha, that was genius.
I often think of the languages that will die with my generation of Indian immigrants. This is the generation of people that don't speak their mother-tongues and married other Americanized folks who aren't keen on cultural survival. I don't blame the majority of them, but it's just sad to think about how a piece of culture will die with time.
And I disagree with Ganesh Devy - language is only one piece of culture.. it's silly to think that all of the culture will die with language. I can rest assured knowing that even if a language dies, parts of the culture around it will remain in other mediums - art, music, dance, food, etc.
I agree. I don't think culture ever dies, but it always evolves.
I do feel like there should be some sort of council for use cases that can truly enhance humanity with AI in some way. Preservation feels like such a great human ideal, and AI helping us preserve seems like something we should emphasize. But I don't think the overlords will like it :).
Acabo de ver que la leo con el mail de la oficina. Soy Peter de Medellín, Col. 😊