Language in Egypt has evolved regularly with technology, and now, artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, are shaping the written and spoken language in Egypt and around the world. The sweeping linguistic shift appears in academic and Professional writingAnd in digital spaces as well.
Egyptians, to this day, say “LOL,” laughing loudly, casually in everyday speech, and writing it in Arabic on social media — a returning ghost from a past when instant messaging Take control Internet communications in the late 1990s and early 2000s changed the way we texted and talked.
People were using MSN Messenger all over the world, with acronyms like LOL (laugh out loud), LMAO (laugh ya** off), and BRB (be right back) Work with them From chat windows to everyday speech, including digital culture in Egypt as well.
Likewise, Instagram and Twitter, now called X, have brought a shift to their vocabulary You introduced the new word “hashtag”, while people say “hashtag” in the middle of a phrase casually in spoken English.
Now, artificial intelligence is repeating this pattern, but the scale and speed of the transformation are unprecedented.
2025 report from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development Found The frequent use of large language model AI models like ChatGPT is measurably changing the way people speak out loud. A group of words that these models tend to favor have entered speech, such as “deep,” “subtle,” “worldly,” “complex,” “textured,” and “underscore.”
Words like “axial”, “large number”, or “vibrant” appear Unusually in blog posts, business reports, and LinkedIn posts. These phrases combined with artificial intelligence have become shorthand for what “professional” communication is supposed to look like, all over the world and in Egypt.
Researchers at the Max Plan Institute It is recommended In 2025, attention must be paid to this phenomenon, as the more people use these tools, the more they will absorb and reuse the linguistic patterns of artificial intelligence.
What does this look like in Egypt?
In Egypt and the Middle East, ChatGPT is used daily, especially among students, young professionals, and business people. Although more than 60% of the region’s population is under 30 years of age, The adoption was quick And extensive. According to According to a study conducted by Amr Asaad, a professor of digital media, in 2024, Egyptian students use the tool for teaching, translating, and writing articles.
People also support him. Social media user Ahmed Al-Sisi subscriber on Facebook to his friends and followers how AI can help students cover their entire curriculum, enhance productivity, and save time and effort by summarizing content, creating flashcards, creating tests, and creating study schedules.
Startups too She leans on him For market research and proposals. It is used by professionals in the technology sector to help with programming and communicating with customers.
The tool as well Reshaping academic culture also. Researchers are now using AI to conduct studies and dissertations, and while university professors tolerate it in translation, they have I slept skillfully In discovering the language of artificial intelligence in writing
The greatest danger
But the deeper concern is that AI-generated language becomes The dominant voice online. Linguistic diversity can quietly narrow until all writing, academic, scientific, creative, or narrative, begins to look the same.
Because these templates are designed to produce text that looks smooth, neutral, and professional, they tend to sand away The quirks, regional textures, and idiosyncrasies that make human expression so interesting.
Human writing Varies in sentence lengths, creating rhythm and emphasis, whereas average AI writing reaches similar lengths and appears monotonous, using predictable prose with a neutral, clear tone.
When writing a resume profile summary, ChatGPT takes this sentence, “I’m a writer interested in sharing stories, spreading awareness about important social issues, and broadening horizons,” and offers different alternatives that don’t sound as appealing.
ChatGPT provided three options. The first was “The writer focuses on telling poignant stories, raising awareness of social issues, and broadening perspectives.” The second is “a writer committed to telling poignant stories, highlighting social issues, and broadening perspectives.” The final option was an alleged professional rewrite by “a writer with an emphasis on poignant storytelling, social awareness, and broadening perspectives.”
All three rewrites are interchangeable, but devoid of the writer’s personal voice and less distinct. The changes indicate a shift where personal expression gives way to a unified, unified style.
While AI was originally trained on human-generated texts, absorbing our language and cultural patterns, it now appears that the process is beginning to shift. Run in the opposite directionAnd maybe people can learn from it. Max Planck researchers describes The process as a “closed cultural feedback loop.”
While human culture once shaped machines, it is currently reshaping them. Where this feedback loop leads is a question that linguists, teachers, and lay writers are only beginning to grapple with.