In Towet, a remote village in Papua New Guinea, the ancestral Nungon language faces extinction as modern connectivity arrives. Technologies like Starlink bring the internet to their doorstep, exposing the community to global influences and intensifying pressure on indigenous tongues. Concerned elders invite an outsider to help preserve their language, but new teaching methods create tensions, challenging traditions and relationships. Through intimate character stories My Voice Will Go With You explores the urgent complexities of cultural preservation amid rapid technological change, posing critical questions: In an age where artificial intelligence and language models are shaping global communication, is preserving the world’s linguistic diversity realistic—or even necessary? And if preservation is vital, whose responsibility is it?
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