6 July 2022
Facebook's owner Meta has created an AI model that can translate dozens more languages than the biggest current tools, and the company also claims the results are better than those of competitors
17 June 2022
By detecting tiny movements of particles of light, a quantum microphone has recorded human speech that is easier to understand than if it is captured by an equivalent classical version
14 May 2021
A study of emoji use on Twitter has found that their meaning changes over time over time. For example the fist bump changed from signifying a willingness to fight, to being used to support movements such as Black Lives Matter
16 December 2020
Pattern-seeking artificial intelligence promises a new way to decode animal languages from dog to whale. Our relationship with our furry and flippered friends may never be the same
6 August 2020
An in-ear device that stimulates the vagus nerve helps non-native speakers learn speech sounds from Mandarin Chinese more rapidly and more effectively
16 April 2019
Explore the life and work of director Stanley Kubrick, watch ancient folklore in an endangered language, and discover how emotion shapes the human brain
20 February 2019
Tega is a cute, fluffy robot that appears to boost language skills in young children. Soon it will be trialled in a dozen classrooms in the US
26 September 2018
This creativity bot’s ideas are so stupid they might just be genius, at least once in a while
11 September 2018
Artist Jenna Sutela has used Mars-friendly bacteria to grow an alien culture, rich in music and poetry – but is it any good?
4 June 2018
Artificial intelligence created by IBM converts offensive abuse on sites like Reddit and Twitter into more polite patter
