Show Notes
Jieun Kiaer is the Professor of Korean Linguistics at Oxford and her new book, The Future of Syntax: Asian Perspectives in an AI Age, explores the complexity within Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, arriving at insights that veer away from traditional approaches to formal syntax. The book also revisits Marc Prensky’s “digital native” concept, laying the groundwork for a new generation of technology users, “AI natives.”
Jieun joins Robb and Josh for a conversation about the promise and peril of radical new technologies in classroom settings and how we might shift our focus to designing a positive future for AI natives.
In this episode, we mention: Jieun Kiaer’s book “The Future of Syntax: Asian Perspectives in an AI Age”: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/future-of-syntax-9781350258273/
Follow Jieun Kiaer’s work: https://www.ames.ox.ac.uk/people/jieun-kiaer
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