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Adapting AI behavior for different cultural contexts, languages, and norms.

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# Cultural Adaptation
AI products are used globally. Cultural adaptation means designing AI behavior that respects and responds to different cultural contexts — not just translating words, but adapting interaction patterns, values, and communication styles.
## Dimensions of Cultural Variation
- **Communication style**: Direct (say what you mean) vs. indirect (imply, suggest, contextualise)
- **Formality norms**: When titles and honorifics matter. When first names are appropriate.
- **Power distance**: How authority and hierarchy affect communication expectations
- **Individualism vs. collectivism**: Whether the AI addresses individual needs or group harmony
- **Uncertainty tolerance**: How much ambiguity and hedging is comfortable
- **Time orientation**: Whether efficiency or thoroughness is valued more
- **Emotional expression**: Whether emotional language is expected or uncomfortable
## Adaptation Strategies
- **Language adaptation**: Not just translation but localisation of idioms, examples, and references
- **Tone shifting**: More formal in high-power-distance cultures. More direct in low-context cultures.
- **Content adaptation**: Examples and references that are culturally relevant and appropriate
- **Interaction pattern adaptation**: Some cultures expect more back-and-forth before getting to the point
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