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Afterword published In: Decolonising or Recolonising?: Generative AI through the eyes of applied linguists, language teachers, and learners
Edited by Toni Dobinson, Julian Chen and Carly Steele
[Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 47:3] 2024
► pp. 410–417

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Artificial Intelligence in Applied Linguistics

A double-edged sword

ORCiD logo with link | Curtin University
Published online: 6 January 2025
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https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.24145.dov
Article outline
  • Where did it all start?
  • The promise of AI: Towards linguistic inclusion
  • The perils of AI: Algorithmic colonialingualism?
  • Closing thoughts: Toward a ‘linguistically just’ AI future
  • References
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