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Choosing a language and a culture, often without knowing it

Children today grow up with AI that speaks English better than any other language: more fluent, richer, more natural. A child notices that, and over time may conclude that English is simply the better language and that what comes from there is more advanced.

That is not necessarily wrong, and it is not a catastrophe. English is the language of business, and business keeps us going. You can see it in how much English has already entered daily life, at work, in advertising, in the way young people talk.

But it is a choice, and it should be made consciously, not by default.

AI does not only shape language. It shapes how people see countries, history, cultures and values: which are described as modern, which as outdated. Someone asks, the AI answers, and they tend to believe it. That is how learning works.

For job seekers, this has a practical side. Good English plus good AI skills open doors worldwide, and we teach both, live and online, to people who cannot afford to pay for courses.

Lead source: AI Responsibility · First published by AI Responsibility Switzerland, rewritten for a global audience.