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That spinning loading icon that happens when your computer is trying to, well, compute, is actually called the "throbber."
Future Society

We Regret to Inform You That The Spinning “Loading” Icon Is Actually Called a “Throbber”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Forgetting words is a common experience — but when your speech starts slowing, it could signal something worse.
Studies

Doing This Thing While Talking Is a Sign of Oncoming Dementia, Scientists Find

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists in the United Kingdom have pinpointed a physiological response from hearing someone mangle the English grammar in a new study.
Neuroscience and Brain

Hearing Bad Grammar Causes Physical Distress, Scientists Find

By Sharon Adarlo

Die Hard actor Bruce Willis been diagnosed with aphasia, a cognitive condition that's affecting his ability to speak and work.
Developments

Bruce Willis Is Halting His Movie Career Due to Aphasia. Here’s What That Means

By Noor Al-Sibai

If a spacecraft ferried passengers to new star systems, their language would evolve to the point of making communicating with Earth extremely difficult.
Space

On an Interstellar Flight, Language Itself Would Evolve

By Dan Robitzski

In order to train AI that understand the informal ways people actually type, mathematicians analyzed stretchable words like "duuuuude" and "noooo."
Artificial Intelligence

To Train Better AI, Scientists Are Studying Your Weird Tweets

By Dan Robitzski

A website called thisworddoesnotexist uses AI to generate fake but believable definitions for made-up words like "lachetous."
Artificial Intelligence

This Delightful AI Generates Words That Sound Real But Aren’t

By Dan Robitzski

Google is working on a speech translation system that retains the original speaker's voice and cadence in the outputted audio.
Google

Amazing Google AI Speaks Another Language In Your Voice

By Kristin Houser

According to expert linguist Gaston Dorren, translation tech is going to make learning a second language unnecessary in the future.
Future Society

English’s Reign as the “Global Language” Might End, Says Expert

By Kristin Houser

At CES 2019, Google debuted its Assistant's new Interpreter Mode, which translates conversations in 27 language in real-time.
Google

Google Assistant Can Now Translate 27 Languages in Real-Time

By Kristin Houser

Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul
Neuroscience and Brain

Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul

By Dan Robitzski

Language-Policing AI Will Suggest A Polite Alternative to Online Hate Speech
Artificial Intelligence

Language-Policing AI Will Suggest A Polite Alternative to Online Hate Speech

By Dan Robitzski

A Virtual Playground Lets AI Practice Complex Tasks And Chores
Artificial Intelligence

A Virtual Playground Lets AI Practice Complex Tasks And Chores

By Dan Robitzski

Study: Oil Companies Are Avoiding Taking Responsibility for Climate Change
Climate Change

Study: Oil Companies Are Avoiding Taking Responsibility for Climate Change

By Leslie Nemo

facebook artificial intelligence research artificial intelligence ai developed its own language
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook’s Language-Creating AI Bots Are Now Required to Negotiate in English

By Karla Lant

A New Study Has Uncovered a Way to Potentially Improve Auditory Memory in Adults
Science & Energy

A New Study Has Uncovered a Way to Potentially Improve Auditory Memory in Adults

By Tom Ward