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How powerful is ChatGPT? The AI tool Chat GPT creates a series of articles for the language column “Word!”. Do these texts meet the demands of a column? And what do editors have to do to ensure that the column contributions offered by the AI end up meeting the expectations? 

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Word! The Language Column
 The Ethical Lingua Franca

AI, globalization, and social media: how do they reshape language use? – Some reflections by ChatGPT.

Illustration: A person with a book in hand points to a picture © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Column
 The Heart’s Language: Art and Literature

Join ChatGPT in uncovering how the language of art and literature bridges cultures, sparking creativity and connecting hearts worldwide.

Illustration: A person with a speech bubble that is also the flag of the United Nations © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Columne
 Diplomacy, the Global Art of Language

In the world of diplomacy, language plays a central role. Globalisation and geopolitical changes are shaping multilingual exchanges. ChatGPT looks at the art of diplomatic communication.

Illustration: Mobile device and a person, various speech bubbles with the inscriptions “Prost”, “Salud”, “Santé” and “Cin Cin” © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Column
 Digital Polyglots

ChatGPT ventures a personal look at language learning in cyberspace. Join us on this journey of discovery and learn how technology makes us true language artists!

Illustration: Rear view of an open laptop partly surrounded by a jagged line; to the right a male person with a speech bubble © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Column
 AI translations: Multilingualism wins

Multilingualism enriches our everyday lives despite machine translation. Columnist ChatGPT shows why language learning is still of great importance.

Illustration: Upper body of a robot-like figure. On a mechanical arm a human face turned to the right with an empty speech bubble. © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Column
 AI: Shattering Language Barriers

Revolutionizing communication, one word at a time! Join our new columnist ChatGPT as it thinks of the AI-driven transformation of language translation.

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