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Susanna Lawrence

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Reza Hosseini-Sedehy

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Reza

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Hosseini-Sedehy

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Ling Sun

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Brooks G14

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Alexandra Pfiffner

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Gilbert 144

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Faculty member Dr. Ryan Lai featured in new article about AI and human conversation

What makes a conversation truly human? As AI tools like ChatGPT become part of our everyday lives, questions about language, context, and communication have never been more important.

In a new Franklin College article, faculty member Dr. Ryan Lai discusses why today's AI systems can generate convincing text but still struggle with genuine conversation, revealing the complexity of human language.

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Tucker Hardison

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Gilbert 141

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Dr. Jared Klein interviewed for anniversary of Georgia Guidestone destruction

Dr. Jared Klein Spotlight Cover - Who Blew Up The Guidestones?

July 6th marked four years since the destruction of the Georgia Guidestones, one of Georgia's most mysterious landmarks. Often called the "American Stonehenge," the Guidestones featured inscriptions in multiple languages including Classical Greek and Sanskrit. What many people don't know is that the translations for those two languages were provided by one of our own faculty members, Dr. Jared Klein!

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Joshua Bousquette

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207 Joseph E. Brown Hall

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Two Linguistics Students Named 2026 Boren Scholars

Our department is proud to celebrate students Bryce Knoll and Zane Sylvester for being selected as 2026 Boren Scholars! They join 16 other students as part of the University of Georgia's record-breaking cohort of Boren Award recipients. This achievement helped UGA earn recognition as the nation's top-performing institution for Boren Awards for the sixth consecutive year.

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