Does My Child Have a Speech Delay?
It’s hard to know whether a toddler needs help with early speech. Here are some tips and guidelines
Language
The Cognitive Neuroscientist Who Helped Unravel the Mysteries of Language
Ursula Bellugi was fixated on how we learn language. Her groundbreaking research on sign language demonstrated the connection between language skills and biology
New Linguistics Technique Could Reveal Who Spoke the First Indo-European Languages
Linguists and archaeologists have argued for decades about where and when the first Indo-European languages were spoken and what kind of lives those first speakers led
Bilingualism Is Reworking This Language’s Rainbow
The Tsimane’ language divides the rainbow into blackish, reddish and whitish. But bilingual Spanish and Tsimane’ speakers are changing that
A Camera-Wearing Baby Taught an AI to Learn Words
Most machine-learning models rely on mountains of data to replicate human text, but new research suggests the recipe for learning language might be simpler
55 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2023
The best fiction, nonfiction, history and sci-fi books Scientific American staff read in 2023
Jailbroken AI Chatbots Can Jailbreak Other Chatbots
AI chatbots can convince other chatbots to instruct users how to build bombs and cook meth
ChatGPT Replicates Gender Bias in Recommendation Letters
A new study has found that the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT in the workplace entrenches biased language based on gender
To Educate Students about AI, Make Them Use It
A college professor and his students explain what they learned from bringing ChatGPT into the classroom
‘ChatGPT Detector’ Catches AI-Generated Papers with Unprecedented Accuracy
A new tool based on machine learning uses features of writing style to distinguish between human and AI authors
What Peace Speech—The Benign Twin of Hate Speech—Says about a Country
A machine-learning model helps identify and measure the prevailing buzz about peace in the news cycle
Grammar Changes How We See, an Australian Language Shows
An Aboriginal language provides unexpected insight into how language influences perception