Esperanto’s Dream and AI’s Horizon

Both Esperanto and Generative AI challenge what we’ve always believed about language and intelligence.

Language and technology are two powerful forces that have shaped our world in countless ways. In the middle of these two stands Esperanto, a language created by one person with a big dream, and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), the latest in our efforts to make machines that can think and create like we do. Esperanto was created over a century ago by L.L. Zamenhof, who hoped it would become a universal language to bring people together. Generative AI, on the other hand, is all about giving computers the ability to come up with new things on their own, whether that’s writing a story, making art, or composing music.

Both Esperanto and Generative AI challenge what we’ve always believed about language and intelligence. Esperanto makes us question the idea that a language needs to grow naturally within a culture. Generative AI makes us wonder if creativity and thinking are things only humans can do. These ideas are not just for thinking big thoughts — they’re about changing how we understand communication, creation, and thought itself.

In this piece, we’re going to look at both Esperanto and Generative AI. We’ll talk about where they came from, what makes them…