Investigating an AI-based writing assistant's impact on English language learners' writing proficiency

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Progress thus far has been encouraging on the development and testing of an AI based writing assistant for second language learners. Three peer reviewed papers were published in international journals, in addition to disseminating the results at international conferences. These results demonstrate the effectiveness and innovation of the approach used in this research. Progress in developing the core features and functionalities of the writing assistant were also expanded to include better functionality and meta-cognitive support to the L2 writer. In addition, further collaboration opportunities after presented themselves due to the publication results of this research. The researcher is very encouraged with the recent interest in AI generated content such as ChatGPT, Google Bard and etc. The research results show promise and further development of AI-based assistance for L2 leaners is warranted.