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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 鈥� Associate Professor of Communications, Media and Learning Technology Design at Teachers College 鈥� says carries potential impacts for cultural and linguistic diversity in a new story from
Paulo Blikstein, Associate Professor of Communication, Media & Learning Technologies Design (Photo courtesy of Paulo Blikstein)
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