https://www.scmp.com/rss/525574/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Advertising partner Advertising partner [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] While artificial intelligence can translate between languages in milliseconds and produce grammatically correct prose on demand, Prof Hans Ladegaard, Head of the Department of English Language Education (ELE) at the Faculty of Humanities (FHM), The Education University of Hong Kong, argues it lacks the very things that make communication meaningful: critical thought, cultural nuance, and genuine human... https://www.scmp.com/presented/culture/topics/humanities-better-hong-kong/article/3350302/eduhk-prof-hans-ladegaard-affirms-language-and-linguistics-vital-human-capacities-amid-ai-tide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/culture/topics/humanities-better-hong-kong/article/3350302/eduhk-prof-hans-ladegaard-affirms-language-and-linguistics-vital-human-capacities-amid-ai-tide?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:00:09 +0000