On 27 May 2025, The JoongAng, a major daily newspaper in the Republic of Korea, published an article on the 2025 International Conference of the Korean Social Science Research Council (KOSSREC) held in Seoul.
The article mentions a keynote speech by Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi (Director, UNU-IAS) on the opportunities and risks posed by AI technology in education.
Prof. Yamaguchi noted that language is a significant barrier to inclusivity in AI use. She cited studies suggesting that the rate of language loss and extinction could triple in the next 40 years due to the dominance of a few languages on the Internet. She also highlighted the potential of AI to safeguard endangered Indigenous languages.
The full article is available in Korean on the Naver news website.
