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Learning a new language with this app so I can travel

The world’s been calling me for years, and I’m finally going to answer by traveling Europe and maybe moving there. Jealous? Join me. I’m taking baby steps by learning new languages with this app. I’ve tried the free ones, but Babbel is the first I’ve actually stuck with. And you’re in luck, language buddy—the app […]

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Large language models not fit for real-world use, scientists warn — even slight changes cause their world models to collapse

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems may be able to produce some eye-opening results but new research shows they don’t have a coherent understanding of the world and real rules. In a new study published to the arXiv preprint database, scientists with MIT, Harvard and Cornell found that the large language models (LLMs), like GPT-4 or […]

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How language barriers influence global climate literacy

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our planet is getting hotter at an alarming rate. Climate change is one of the most serious global issues today. Its consequences affect every single human being on Earth. So it seems perfectly logical that scientific publications about global warming are written in the global language: English. And yet, it is […]

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Talk the talk—lifetime Babbel access for every language you crave

Ever dreamed of ordering tapas in fluent Spanish or making friends in French? Now’s your chance with Babbel’s lifetime subscription on sale for $149.97 until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 20. With access to 14 languages and courses designed by linguists, this deal means you can learn languages for life—from Italian to Indonesian, all without paying […]