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The Future of Language review: Powerful tech will change everything

AI and a raft of revolutionary technologies are poised to transform how we communicate, says a new book by Philip Seargeant. Vijaysree Venkatraman explores the implications

By Vijaysree Venkatraman

27 November 2023

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Philip Seargeant

Bloomsbury

After linguist Philip Seargeant’s grandmother suffered a stroke, her thoughts remained trapped in her body. Although she had no cognitive damage, her paralysed muscles didn’t allow her to speak or write. To communicate, she would point to letters printed on one side of a tattered communication board to spell words,…

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