Incidentally, over the weekend I listened to a two-hour-long presentation[1] by the cognitive scientist, Mark Turner[2]. The talk's main goal was to explore th

Incidentally, over the weekend I listened to a two-hour-long presentation[1] by the cognitive scientist, Mark Turner[2]. The talk's main goal was to explore the question "Does cognitive linguistics offer a way forward for second-language teaching?" During the Q&A, Turner explicitly mentions GPT-3 (that's when I first heard of it) as a "futuristic (but possible) language-learning environment" that is likely to be a great boon for second-language learners. One of the appealing points seems to be "conversation [with GPT-3] is not scripted; it keeps going on any subject you like". Thus allowing you to simulate some bits of the gold standard (immersive language learning in the real world). As an advanced Dutch learner (as my fourth language), I'm curios of these approaches. And glad to see this open source model. (It is beyond ironic that the so-called "Open AI" turned out to have dubious ethics.) [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Q977p8PfQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Q977p8PfQ [2] Check out the excellent book he co-authored, "Clear and simple as the truth"—it has valuable insights on improving writing based on some robust research.