I’ve been a stay at home parent for a good chunk of the LLM period, so I haven’t seen anything at work, but anecdotally I’ve noticed a massive increase in chatGPTese on a language exchange app I use (hello talk).
While LLMs are (imo) a pretty amazing tool for solving the grammar ASK hypothesis, it’s pretty concerning that a space supposedly dedicated to the vulnerability that comes with language learning is becoming increasingly devoid of beginner mistakes.
Wow, thank you for sharing that. I can definitely relate. There is something genuinely beautiful about beginner mistakes when learning a new language. They build confidence through small failures and repeated repair. By avoiding them, it can feel like progress, like we’re making room for more sophisticated mistakes. But I worry we’re skipping the stage where confidence is built sustainably, especially in something that is genuinely hard for adults.
I’ve been a stay at home parent for a good chunk of the LLM period, so I haven’t seen anything at work, but anecdotally I’ve noticed a massive increase in chatGPTese on a language exchange app I use (hello talk).
While LLMs are (imo) a pretty amazing tool for solving the grammar ASK hypothesis, it’s pretty concerning that a space supposedly dedicated to the vulnerability that comes with language learning is becoming increasingly devoid of beginner mistakes.
Wow, thank you for sharing that. I can definitely relate. There is something genuinely beautiful about beginner mistakes when learning a new language. They build confidence through small failures and repeated repair. By avoiding them, it can feel like progress, like we’re making room for more sophisticated mistakes. But I worry we’re skipping the stage where confidence is built sustainably, especially in something that is genuinely hard for adults.