Scientists made robots curious like toddlers, and it helped them learn language twice as fast

Researchers at OIST gave a virtual robot curiosity, and it learned language twice as fast, playful detours and toddler ...
Psychology TodayOpinion

Can AI Help Us Learn to Like Each Other?

A chatbot built for dialogue rather than answers helped students consider perspectives they'd have missed—and suggests ...
Autoblog

BMW Just Turned ChatGPT Into A Car Salesperson

This offers a dialogue-based way to browse BMW’s configurator instead of navigating through multiple options and submenus. BMW has a long list of models, from its X-badged SUVs to all-electric ...

This ‘Talking Dog’ Learned 100 Words On A Soundboard — A Biologist Explains What That Proves

A sheepadoodle's 100-word vocabulary led scientists to test whether soundboard dogs truly understand language — or are ...
Medical Xpress

Learning languages could net you a younger brain, study says

Is your teenager thinking about taking a Spanish or French class? Tell them there's a hidden benefit to picking up another language—their brain might age more slowly, a new study says. People who ...
U.S. News & World Report

Learning Languages Could Net You A Younger Brain, Study Says

Learning Languages Could Net You A Younger Brain, Study Says By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, July 6, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Is your teenager thinking about taking a Spanish or French ...
The Guardian

Learning another language appears to slow brain ageing, scientists say

Study finds those who speak two languages have brains that appear around six years younger than those who speak one Learning another language could slow ageing in the brain by up to 13 years, ...
Time

Why Learning a Language Still Matters

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Sydney Morning Herald

Asian languages are dying in Australian schools. Here are the big ideas to save them

Australians have all but abandoned Asian languages, presenting a major challenge to sovereign capability in the face of today’s increasingly complex geopolitical environment, a parliamentary report ...
The Hindu

Students in Classes 7, 8, & 9 can continue learning foreign languages this year: Education Ministry sources

Students studying in Classes 7, 8 and 9 in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated schools can continue learning foreign languages under the three-language policy until they finish ...
IEEE

In-Context Learning in Large Language Models (LLMs): Mechanisms, Capabilities, and Implications for Advanced Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

Abstract: The rapid growth of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their in-context learning (ICL) capabilities has significantly transformed paradigms in artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language ...
Forbes

Free And Low Cost Online Sign Language Courses With Certificates

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...