ai-systems-and-the-reproduction-of-standard-language-ideologies-in-world-englishes-c29ef4ed·1 events·first seen Aliases: AI systems and the reproduction of (standard) language ideologies in World Englishes
A new arXiv paper analyzes how AI systems reinforce dominant language ideologies that privilege Inner Circle (Global North) English norms and marginalize World Englishes, tracing this reproduction across training data, design protocols, evaluation benchmarks, and user feedback. The paper uses the public controversy over AI-associated vocabulary (e.g., the word 'delve') to illustrate how Global North speakers police English norms of Global South users. It identifies a 'standardisation paradox' where generative AI simultaneously homogenizes English toward standard forms while potentially pluralizing it through diverse corpora. The authors argue for more inclusive AI design approaches that recognize the plurality of Englishes.