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Why would you need to learn a separate language with ChatGPT capabilities in the world? Learn one language well and let the computers translate between that one and the others.



Well, for one, learning languages is often just about fulfilling an interest rather than actually needing it.


Learning another language can also teach another way of thinking about things. There are also nuances that AI isn't going to help you with.

For instance, 'How's your father?' in Spanish means 'What is your father like?' In English it means 'How is your father's health?' - or it could also mean 'sexual intercourse'.

There will be better examples, obviously...


For talking to actual people, you know...

Might as well ask "Why cook when there's delivery?"


I see your point but people still like to interact with people in other languages in person. Babelfish isn't there yet.




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