{"id":51274,"date":"2023-03-29T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/?p=51274"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:46:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T12:46:58","slug":"englishcentral-launches-chatgpt-to-english-learners-at-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/en\/news\/englishcentral-launches-chatgpt-to-english-learners-at-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"EnglishCentral Launches ChatGPT to English Learners at Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EnglishCentral-launches-ChatGPT-to-English-Learners-at-Scale-jpg.webp\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"EnglishCentral-launches-ChatGPT-to-English-Learners-at-Scale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EnglishCentral-launches-ChatGPT-to-English-Learners-at-Scale-jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EnglishCentral-launches-ChatGPT-to-English-Learners-at-Scale-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EnglishCentral-launches-ChatGPT-to-English-Learners-at-Scale-1024x535.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EnglishCentral-launches-ChatGPT-to-English-Learners-at-Scale-768x401.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EnglishCentral-launches-ChatGPT-to-English-Learners-at-Scale-1536x803.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align:center\">EnglishCentral Launches ChatGPT to English Learners at Scale<\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:center\">ChatGPT now enables true conversation practice for over 20,000 interactive video lessons on EnglishCentral<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1701329581342\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Boston, April 2, 2023.<\/strong>  EnglishCentral today announced the launch of the first English language learning application using ChatGPT to enable AI-powered conversational English practice on thousands of topics.  Millions of EnglishCentral users can now converse with a new AI-powered Chatbot, named MiMi, that engages learners in a manner similar to a human tutor.  This release of MiMi incorporates the latest ChatGPT models from Open AI, combines them with EnglishCentral\u2019s IntelliSpeechSM speech recognition engine,  and marks a huge leap in learner engagement over previous versions of conversational chatbots.<\/p>\n<p>The core of EnglishCentral\u2019s platform is over 20,000 interactive video lessons, covering a wide-range of topics and levels for English language learners to practice conversational English.  Using ChatGPT at its core, MiMi is now capable of engaging in authentic, conversations with learners on topics such as:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><a style=\"text-align:center\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aIlV3I7royA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Elon Musk Buys Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe title=\"MiMi AI-Powered Chat - Elon Musk Buys Twitter\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aIlV3I7royA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><a style=\"text-align:center\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WV3zKBHeAEc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brad Pitt at the Oscars<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe title=\"MiMi  AI-Powered Chat - Brad Pitt at the Oscars\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WV3zKBHeAEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><a style=\"text-align:center; white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l_r8RiQdrGo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Karlie Kloss: Coding is a Superpower<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe title=\"MiMi AI-Powered Chat - Karlie Kloss: Coding is a Superpower\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l_r8RiQdrGo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>To check out more examples of MiMi chatting about over 20,000 videos on EnglishCentral, Register for FREE <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are at a real turning point in the use of AI in English language learning with the release of the latest chat models\u201d commented Alan Schwartz, CEO &#038; Founder of EnglishCentral.  \u201cWe have been working on chatbots for several years at EnglishCentral,  and this release represents a huge leap in capabilities with clear benefits for learners &#8212;  we see already a 50% increase in engagement of our users when interacting with our ChatBot MiMi using the ChatGPT models.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The benefits to learners of a chatbot powered by large language models come from their ability to be much more engaging thereby enabling many more turns of a conversation, in terms of context and relevance. The work EnglishCentral has done to build on the ChatGPT base models, includes both the prompt engineering in how to instruct the models, as well as the fine tuning of the generic model to make them specifically suited for speech-enabled language learning, both in terms of engagement and feedback.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the R&#038;D behind the MiMi ChatBot go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vGJBdY5vLi0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><strong>The Teacher-Machine Learning Loop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vGJBdY5vLi0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solutions-backup.englishcentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Group-20981.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24228\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Steve Chambers, a pioneer in the natural language processing industry for over 20 years for companies like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nuance.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuance Communications<\/a> and  an ed-tech entrepreneur, commented: \u201cEnglishCentral pioneered conversational language learning with both human and AI feedback. With ChatGPT, EnglishCentral introduces Conversational Depth, giving students human-like conversational dialog around the pop-culture and educational content proven to engage language learners the most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><em><strong>About EnglishCentral:<\/strong>  EnglishCentral is one of the most widely adopted AI-powered English language conversation platform in the world, changing the way students and professionals across the globe learn to speak English. Adopted by over 1000 universities, schools and corporations in over 100 countries, the company delivers interactive, video-based language learning experiences for both self-study and one-on-one tutoring, providing one of the most widely adopted and complete platforms for practicing and mastering English conversation online. Its extensive library of video lessons, proprietary IntelliSpeech\u2120 speech assessment technology, and pre-built course modules guarantee results for English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Press Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nShunsuke Furuyama, Marketing Director, press@englishcentral.com,  Phone: +815038023236<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","yb_wpb_post_custom_css":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EnglishCentral today announced the launch of the first English language learning application using ChatGPT to enable AI-powered conversational English practice on thousands of topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":55432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[734],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"image_url":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/englishcentral_launches_chatgpt_to_english_learners_at_scale.webp","author_name":"bora.ege.turan","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51274"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52918,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51274\/revisions\/52918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishcentral.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}