{"id":7466,"date":"2025-06-01T15:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T15:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestbanana.ml\/blog\/?p=7466"},"modified":"2025-10-10T22:52:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:52:54","slug":"%e8%aa%9e%e8%a8%80%e5%ad%b8%e7%bf%92%e6%9c%83%e8%a2%ab%e3%80%8c%e7%bf%bb%e8%ad%af%e7%b3%bb%e7%b5%b1%e3%80%8d%e5%8f%96%e4%bb%a3%e5%97%8e%ef%bc%9f-is-language-learning-going-deprecated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.bestbanana.cc\/blog\/post\/7466","title":{"rendered":"AI Translates Like a Boss -- No More Foreign Language Learning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-my-spot wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.bestbanana.cc\/cinema?v=hyXqcsWOONo\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Use Google Meet speech translation to connect in near real-time across languages \u26f5 BestBanana English\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hyXqcsWOONo\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 800px; max-height: 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google Meet can now do instant translation for $20. Theoretically, the cost will keep decreasing and the speed will keep increasing. The quality of translation could soon surpass the best human translators in the world. The question is: Do human beings still need to learn foreign languages?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<ul class=\"simpletoc-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#human-things\">Human Things<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#connection\">Connection<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#elaboration\">Elaboration<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#communication\">Communication<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#leadership\">Leadership<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#brain-power\">Brain Power<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#path-out-of-poor\">Path Out of Poor<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#acquisition-cost-plummets\">Acquisition Cost Plummets<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"human-things\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Human Things<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the path to a world of AI, human beings are gonna turn to human things--exercise, for example--because AI can't do it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"connection\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Language serves an important human thing to connect with people. And yes, instant translation is not good enough. I'd say social currency and its associated benefits will become incredibly valuable as AI dominates the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, education that emphasizes people skills\u2014particularly the art of language\u2014will thrive, fostering a more harmonious world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"elaboration\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elaboration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When AI can do everything, people have to elaborate on themselves so that AI can do it right. Those without the language ability to harness the power of AI will eventually join the disadvantaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, as AI takes over execution, people will have more time to communicate, reducing the cost of miscommunication and thereby contributing significant value to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that sense, those unable to wield the sword of language will lack basic competitiveness in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"communication\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Language classes provide learners with opportunities to gain real-life communication experience beyond just online interactions, allowing them to develop and refine their nonverbal communication skills. This training helps people learn to communicate not just by ear, but also by eye, ultimately making them masters of the art of communication--an invaluable skill in the AI era for gaining social currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"leadership\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Humans have to connect with people via language, elaborate on their thought via language, and influence  people via language--leadership, as I put it for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human beings can never accept comfort from machines, orders from machines, let alone leadership from machines. There must be people behind the machines for humans to truly trust them and feel confident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, mentors, coaches, managers, marketers, and others who use language to influence as well as organize human societies with the help of machines will dominate the career landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"brain-power\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brain Power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rumor has it that AI can think, but alas, that's not the case. Its training only equips it with knowledge limited to the bounds of current human understanding, so when asked, AI offers mere reflections from that mirror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI, for instance, cannot replace Einstein and invent the theory of relativity, as that insight exceeds the data it was trained on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, I predict that people will do more brain work in the future. Guess what? Human beings use language to think and learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To become elites in the future, acquiring a <strong>foreign language can be crucial<\/strong>, as it greatly enriches our zone of thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"path-out-of-poor\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Path Out of Poor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most awesome achievement of democracy is social mobility. The disadvantaged, a son of a slave for example, can climb the social hierarchy through capitalism or education, shaking off a potentially miserable life--unlike the era before the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The way capitalism helps is through money. The disadvantaged can beat their fate by earning it via human connection--business 101--reinforcing that language matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The way education helps is through nationwide tests, rewarding people who have diligently honed their brain power--via language, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To break social stratification, people need not only help from AI but, more importantly, the ability to wield the sword of language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"acquisition-cost-plummets\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acquisition Cost Plummets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My project BestBanana English uses technology, learning theories, brain science, nutrition--you name it--to boost the efficiency of language acquisition. The cost of mastering a language could drop to just one year in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s a promise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Meet can now do instant translation for $20. Theoretically, the cost will keep decreasing and the speed will keep increasing. The quality of translation could soon surpass the best human translators in the world. 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