About the Project
Visualizing the Invisible Work of Language
We are quantifying the compliance costs of speaking non-standard English in an AI-first world.
Research Question
"How do AI-mediated platforms impose uneven linguistic labor on users employing non-standard English varieties in digital work contexts?"
Linguistic Labor Index (Estimated Friction)
Semantic Drift vs. Algorithmic Norms
Core Contribution
A quantitative, platform-level audit of how search engines, social media algorithms, and LLMs enforce professional linguistic norms.
- Shifting the burden of standardization onto global and racialized workers.
- Measuring the "compliance cost" of non-standard English in a post-LLM ecosystem.