Ruby 4.0: A lot of restructuring under the hood, few new features

The new major version with a new JIT compiler, a revised parallelization API, and a maturing type system paves the way for ...
IEEE

When AI Does the Thinking: The Risks of Over-Reliance on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education Language Learning

Abstract: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in language education has introduced personalised learning experiences, adaptive feedback, and enhanced accessibility. However, alongside ...
The New York Times

Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...
The Conversation

What are small language models and how do they differ from large ones?

Lin Tian receives funding from the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) and the Defence Innovation Network. Marian-Andrei Rizoiu receives funding from the Advanced Strategic Capabilities ...
Gizmodo

Rosetta Stone Is Basically Paying You to Learn 25 Languages for Life Thanks to an Early Black Friday Offer

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 2 minutes ...
NPR

U.S. appeals order to use American Sign Language interpreters at White House briefings

The Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge's order requiring the White House to immediately begin providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at its press briefings when ...
soapcentral

Did Rosalía use AI to record her album in 13 languages? Singer sets the record straight in recent interview

Spanish pop star Rosalía is all set to release her fourth studio album, LUX, on November 25. Ahead of the release of her upcoming LP, the singer appeared on the New York Times' Popcast. In the October ...
MIT Technology Review

How AI and Wikipedia have sent vulnerable languages into a doom spiral

Machine translators have made it easier than ever to create error-plagued Wikipedia articles in obscure languages. What happens when AI models get trained on junk pages? When Kenneth Wehr started ...
Frontiers

What affects people’s use of and attitudes toward gender-inclusive language? A literature review

1 Department of Psychology, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany 2 Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany This review synthesizes ...
The Conversation

Not dyslexia, not autism: what is developmental language disorder, and how do we diagnose it?

An increasing amount of attention is being paid to dyslexia and autism. These neurodevelopmental disorders affect a large number of children, to the point where they have become household names for ...
Wired

Do Large Language Models Dream of AI Agents?

During sleep, the human brain sorts through different memories, consolidating important ones while discarding those that don’t matter. What if AI could do the same? Bilt, a company that offers local ...