How internet-speak is changing the English language – for the worse

Back in the 1980s, we blamed Aussie soaps Neighbours and Home and Away for reshaping the way teenagers spoke. Today, that ...
Scientific American

The Internet Is Making Us Fluent in Algospeak

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...
Capital Public Radio

How algorithms are changing the way we speak

Social media has birthed an entire lexicon replicated by millions online — even if these words don’t actually mean skibidi. On today’s show, we talk to author Adam Aleksic about how TikTok and ...
Banyan Hill Publishing

The Internet Is Being Rebuilt for Machines

Ian King says a dramatic new website reveals what Web 4.0 is really about. The internet is being rebuilt for machines, not just for people.
Northcountrypublicradio.org

How algorithms are changing the way we speak

Social media has birthed an entire lexicon replicated by millions online — even if these words don’t actually mean skibidi. On today’s show,... How algorithms are changing the way we speak ANNOUNCER: ...