Ph.D. candidate Yuchen Lian (LIACS) wants to understand why human languages look the way they do—and find inspiration to ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since ...

anthropomorphism: When humans tend to give nonhuman objects humanlike characteristics. In AI, this can include believing a ...

The idea of “reading minds” has shifted from science fiction to a concrete engineering challenge, and the latest ...

The next step in the evolution of generative AI technology will rely on ‘world models’ to improve physical outcomes in the ...

Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

Bridging communication gaps between hearing and hearing-impaired individuals is an important challenge in assistive ...

More than 7,000 languages are spoken around the world, but the human brain becomes highly specialized to process speech in an individual’s own language. Recordings from human brains reveal the shared ...

Whether you're a scientist brainstorming research ideas or a CEO hoping to automate a task in human resources or finance, you'll find that artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming the ...

The year 2025 was thrilling for the language services industry — four seemingly time-warped quarters where AI was either the ...

Obrela’s Mark Morland says AI is accelerating detection, but regional context and human expertise remain essential as threats ...