Artificial intelligence and the future of our sociolinguistic work

Artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to have a substantial impact on the field of sociolinguistics. AI has the potential to change the landscape of sociolinguistic research in a number of ways. For example, AI tools can assist sociolinguists in analyzing large volumes of social media data to study language variation, linguistic trends, and changes in language use over time. Sentiment analysis and topic modeling algorithms can reveal insights into societal attitudes and language dynamics, helping us to study language ideologies.