Language

What Are Large Language Models?

Large language models are machine-learning models trained on large text collections to predict and generate language, often using the transformer architecture.

Searching for the common linguistic origins of half the world's population, spanning across Eurasia.

Today, nearly half the world's population speaks an Indo-European language as their first language.

The mystery of the ancient writing of the Kushan Empire has finally been solved

Archaeologists have deciphered part of the writing system.

What's special about the hottest ChatGPT chatbot today?

ChatGPT has had over 1 million trial users within a week of its launch. This is a product of an artificial intelligence company co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk.

The Strange Story of June and Jennifer Gibbons, the 'Silent Twins' Who Only Talk to Each Other

Man Wins Spanish Word Puzzle Despite Not Knowing Meaning

Nigel Richards, 57, a New Zealander, beat out many competitors to win the 2024 Spanish Word Puzzle World Championship, despite not being able to speak the language.

If you put babies together without anyone teaching them to speak, will a new language emerge?

Many people have criticized this experiment, saying that it is inhumane, uses children to satisfy baseless ideas, and causes great harm to them.

Mysterious stone tablet at the bottom of the lake carries a language previously unknown to science

Inscriptions that may belong to a language lost thousands of years ago have been found on a stone tablet in Georgia.

Why do almost all languages ​​obey Zipf's law?

Even languages ​​we have not yet deciphered, such as the language in the Voynich Manuscript, seem to follow this rule.

Warning of an explosion of electronic waste created by AI

New research suggests that the amount of electronic waste generated by artificial intelligence (AI) could increase 2,000-fold by 2030, reaching 5 million tonnes.

Mysterious language, only twins can understand

The fascinating world of twins and the unique bond they share through their own language that develops over time has always fascinated scientists.

Understanding pig language with AI technology

European scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of decoding pig sounds, aiming to create a tool to help farmers improve the lives of…

We are about to understand the language of trees.

Science has confirmed that plants can communicate, but understanding what they say is incredibly interesting.

Is artificial intelligence really an existential threat?

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic, attracting the attention of both scientists and the public.

The smarter the artificial intelligence, the more it likes to hide its ignorance?

As large language models (LLMs) get larger and more sophisticated, they tend to be less willing to admit to users that they don't know the answer.