The Language of AI Could Change How Humans Speak

Large language models are trained primarily on written text and scripted speech, missing the vast majority of human conversation, which means they capture an incomplete slice of how people actually communicate. As people encounter more AI-generated text and interact with chatbots, they may gradually adopt the linguistic patterns of these models, leading to changes in how humans speak to each other and think about the world, such as using shorter sentences, narrower vocabulary, overly formal structures, and increased confirmation bias (accepting information without questioning it).