The distant moon Pandora from James Cameron’s Avatar films is a feast of sci-fi world-building. Dragonlike creatures prowl the skies. Supersmart whalelike beasts write poetry under the sea. And a ...

In this one-hour activity, students gain an understanding of the nature of human communication and foster a scientific view on languages. Through class activities, games, reading, and analysis, ...

Teaching fewer words to large language models might help them sound more human. By Oliver Whang When it comes to artificial intelligence chatbots, bigger is typically better. Large language models ...