Can we decode the language of our primate cousins?
A UNIGE team shows that the human brain is capable of identifying the vocalizations of certain primate species, if they are close to us and if the frequencies used are also close to our own......»»
Week in review: 18 free Microsoft Azure cybersecurity resources, K8 vulnerability allows RCE
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: LLM Guard: Open-source toolkit for securing Large Language Models LLM Guard is a toolkit designed to fortify the security of Large Language Models (.....»»
Colorful primates don"t have better color vision, study finds
Primate species with better color vision are not more likely to have red skin or fur coloration, as previously thought......»»
New Indo-European language discovered during excavation in Turkey
An excavation in Turkey has brought to light an unknown Indo-European language. Professor Daniel Schwemer, an expert for the ancient Near East, is involved in investigating the discovery......»»
Babbel price drop: lifetime subscription for $169.97
The September Babbel deal drives the cost of a lifetime language learning subscription to $169.97, a discount of $429.Babbel offers users the opportunity to learn a new language with ease, and this $169.97 price makes it even more affordable thanks t.....»»
Telling AI model to “take a deep breath” causes math scores to soar in study
DeepMind used AI models to optimize their own prompts, with surprising results. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google DeepMind researchers recently developed a technique to improve math ability in AI language models like.....»»
"Digital necromancy": Why bringing people back from the dead with AI is just an extension of our grieving practices
Generative AI—which encompasses large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT but also image and video generators like DALL·E 2—supercharges what has come to be known as "digital necromancy," the conjuring of the dead from the digital traces they le.....»»
LLM Guard: Open-source toolkit for securing Large Language Models
LLM Guard is a toolkit designed to fortify the security of Large Language Models (LLMs). It is designed for easy integration and deployment in production environments. It provides extensive evaluators for both inputs and outputs of LLMs, offering san.....»»
iOS 17 now available with StandBy, NameDrop, and interactive widgets
Apple has released iOS 17 to the public with more customization options, social features like NameDrop, and intelligence upgrades like a transformer language model for autocorrect.iOS 17 is hereAfter a summer filled with betas, the final public versi.....»»
Scientists compare humans and chimpanzees to uncover evolution of language-relevant brain areas
Language is one aspect that makes us human. Other animals can learn words or calls and communicate, but the ability to generate an infinite number of utterances based on a small number of syntactic rules is unique to humans......»»
How to say "jumping ants" in Uchinaaguchi
Recent publication of OIST research findings in the journal Integrative Organismal Biology likely marks the first use of Uchinaaguchi, the indigenous Okinawan language, in a scientific research publication. OIST researchers and staff translated an ab.....»»
Worse results and more drop-outs recorded when teaching is in English, Swedish study finds
Using English as the language of instruction in higher education has a marked negative impact on learning outcomes when it is not the students' first language, according to a new study from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Chalmers University of.....»»
CloudBees unveils a new DevSecOps platform
CloudBees has unveiled a new cloud native DevSecOps platform that places platform engineers and developer experience front and center. The platform is built on Tekton, uses a GitHub Actions style domain-specific language (DSL), and adds feature flagg.....»»
People with dyslexia can bring unique strengths and advantages to the workplace
Dyslexia is the most common learning disability in the world, and up to 15 to 20% of the population has a language-based learning disability. If you don't have dyslexia yourself, you likely know someone who does......»»
Burning Body is Netflix’s latest foreign language hit show. Here’s why you should watch it
Burning Body is heating up the TV show chart on Netflix, and we're sharing the three burning reasons why you should watch Netflix's latest foreign hit......»»
Sentra enhances data classification engine with LLMs to tackle data complexity and AI security
Sentra has unveiled that large language models (LLMs) are now included in its data classification engine, enabling enterprises to accurately identify and understand sensitive unstructured data such as employee contracts, source code and user generate.....»»
In the age of ChatGPT, what"s it like to be accused of cheating?
While the public release of the artificial intelligence-driven large-language chatbot, ChatGPT, has created a great deal of excitement around the promise of the technology and expanded use of AI, it has also seeded a good bit of anxiety around what a.....»»
Large variation seen in how many relatives Swedes have
Relatives often play an important role in people's lives. Family members such as cousins, grandparents and grandchildren form part of an individual's social network and can provide significant support, ranging from child-rearing to elderly care to fi.....»»
Duolingo is adding music lessons to the syllabus
Duolingo, the language learning app, has announced music lessons as part of its course offerings. Attention, students: Duolingo is adding a new subject to its course catalog: music. On Wednesday, the popular language-learning app announced the.....»»
Apple TV+ unveils its first German-language show
Dark comedy "Where's Wanda?" has become the first German-language commission from Apple TV+......»»
Study suggests human shoulders and elbows first evolved as brakes for climbing apes
The rotating shoulders and extending elbows that allow humans to reach for a high shelf or toss a ball with friends may have first evolved as a natural braking system for our primate ancestors who simply needed to get out of trees without dying......»»