澳大利亚人每年交谈的时间都在减少。一项最新研究显示，2005年至2019年间，我们平均每天少说338个口语词。人们经常谈论AI会让我们失去写作能力，但我深信，我们最大的损失或许是倾听的能力。倾听不同的观点、走进不同的世界，是我们作为人的本质组成部分。
Australians are conversing less every year, with a recent study showing we lost an average of 338 spoken words each day between 2005 and 2019 We talk a lot about losing our ability to write as a result of AI. I’m convinced our greatest loss might be our ability to listen. Listening to different views and entering into different worlds is integral to our humanity.
然而，澳大利亚人每年交谈的时间都在减少。尽管快速发展的AI工具和聊天机器人承诺提供更快速的回应和所谓“共情式”倾听，一项最新研究显示，2005年至2019年间，我们平均每天少说338个口语词。与前一年相比，这相当于每个人惊人地少了12万个口语词。
But Australians are conversing less every year. While rapidly evolving AI tools and chatbots promise faster responses and so-called “empathetic” listening, a recent study showed we lost an average of 338 spoken words each day between 2005 and 2019. That adds up to a staggering loss of 120,000 spoken words per person, compared with the year before.