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People may learn from and replicate the skewed perspective of an artificial intelligence algorithm, and they carry this bias beyond their interactions with the AI

For the first time, a machine learning technique has revealed Greek words in CT scans of fragile rolled-up papyrus

New “multimodal” AI programs can do much more than respond to text—they also analyze images and chat aloud

Some Japanese researchers feel that AI systems trained on foreign languages cannot grasp the intricacies of Japanese language and culture

There are talented scientists worldwide who do not speak fluent English. We have to accommodate the language barrier or risk losing their potential

Debate rages over which languages can claim to have the earliest origin

Effective regulation of AI needs grounded science that investigates real harms, not glorified press releases about existential risks

As AI-generated content fills the Internet, it’s corrupting the training data for models to come. What happens when AI eats itself?

Researchers have decoded more than half of the characters in the so-called Kushan script by comparing them with inscriptions in a known ancient language called Bactrian

Lawyers and nonlawyers alike prefer contracts written in plain English

Large language models such as ChatGPT tend to make things up. A new approach now allows the systems to explain their responses—at least partially

Indigenous groups are developing data storage technology that gives users privacy and control. Could their work influence those fighting back against invasive apps?