Who or what defines “proper grammarâ€� in the English language? 

In developing artificial intelligence tools to address grammar and clarity in writing, Google may influence how the public writes and ultimately thinks, a step that Paulo Blikstein — Associate Professor of Communications, Media and Learning Technology Design at Teachers College — says carries potential impacts for cultural and linguistic diversity in a new story from

Paulo Bilkstein

Paulo Blikstein, Associate Professor of Communication, Media & Learning Technologies Design (Photo courtesy of Paulo Blikstein) 

“Language is part of your heritage and identity, and if you’re using a tool that is constantly telling you, ‘You’re wrong,’ that is not a good thing,â€� says Blikstein, founder of 911±¬ÁÏ꿉۪s Transformative Learning Technologies Lab and a featured panelist at 911±¬ÁÏ꿉۪s upcoming conference on artificial intelligence in education on Sept. 20. “There is not one mythical, monolithical (English)…And every time we have tried to curtail the evolution of a language, it has never gone well.â€�