Artificial intelligence and the future of our sociolinguistic work.

The article discusses the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on sociolinguistic research, highlighting how AI tools can aid in analyzing language variation, dialects, and accents, as well as streamlining data collection processes. It emphasizes the importance of addressing biases in AI models, especially in sensitive sociolinguistic areas like race and gender. The text also explores the challenges of invisible mediation, algorithmic identity, and finding disappearing multilingualism in an increasingly technologized reality. The author calls for reflection on these issues and their implications for sociolinguistic research. [Extracted from the article]