AI Futures and Underrepresented Cultures How Will Large Language Models Shape the Cognitive Landscape of the Future?

Volume 9-|Issue 9| Dec 2024 |Research Papers

Abstract

This study examines the future of artificial intelligence (AI) through the lens of “Large Language Models” (LLMs), focusing on their implications for linguistic diversity, multilingualism, and their impact on “Underrepresented Cultures”. It addresses cognitive and cultural biases affecting societies with limited digital presence. The paper investigates strategies to mitigate data disparities among lan-guages and proposes various scenarios for the preservation of local cultures, lan-guages, and their associated knowledge systems. Additionally, it evaluates op-tions available to governments and policymakers in countries with underrepre-sented languages on the global AI landscape, which is currently dominated by intense competition between AI leaders in the United States and China. The pa-per concludes that fostering cooperation among underrepresented countries – through the collaborative development of large language models, integrated da-tabases, and joint research initiatives – offers the most viable path forward for preserving shared cultural and linguistic heritage.

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​Assistant Researcher, Unit for Research in Arab Digital Social Spaces, ACRPS, Qatar.

Researcher at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies.

Fadi A. Zaraket (Corresponding Author)

​Director of the Unit for Research in Arab Digital Social Spaces, ACRPS, Qatar.

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