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Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching

...ever-increasing importance of digital literacy and artificial intelligence, they also equip language learners with an additional employability skill. References, sources and links von Lindeiner-Stráský, K. (2022). unpublished project report ‘Web-based Machine Translation in Language Learning, Teaching, and Assessment’, Praxis-Project, The Open University 2020-2022....
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Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...artificial intelligence to—albeit inadvertently—help a marginalized language stay alive. The lesson here is that people don’t need to make language documentation their religion—there are fun, creative ways you can use language that so the same thing. It would be great, however, if these activities were taking place outside of private spaces like Snapchat, as we...
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Academic versus AI
Science, Maths & Technology

Academic versus AI

...artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education continues to be a topic of considerable debate, raising questions about the risks and rewards associated with its widespread use. One of the key rewards lies in the potential enhancement of the learning experience. AI-driven tools can personalize education, adapting to individual learning styles and pacing. This tailoring...
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Citizen science and the data avalanche
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and the data avalanche

...Artificial Intelligence, or AI, regularly offers no easy solutions. You may be surprised to find out that humans are still often much better than AI at classification tasks. This has led to a new way of doing science: crowdsourcing, with the help of citizen science volunteers. This gives members of the public genuine and valuable participation in scientific discovery, and...
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Future of Empowerment
Society, Politics & Law

Future of Empowerment

...artificial intelligence, and computers threaten to completely upend the current order in the very near future. Referred to as the coming “fourth industrial revolution” or “industry 4.0”, it promises to dramatically “disrupt” the contemporary ways we live and work. Indeed, the result of this revolution will be profound. Employees in a range of different...
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What makes near-future Sci-Fi especially scary?
History & The Arts

What makes near-future Sci-Fi especially scary?

...artificially intelligent operating system Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson) in the film Her, or the thought-controlled contact lenses that appear in various forms in episodes of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror. These near-future fictions offer prescient alternatives to other science fiction set in the far future. Consider, for example, the alarming relevance of The...
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Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?
Science, Maths & Technology

Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?

...artificial intelligence. [A spinner vehicle created by a Blade Runner fan] But what are the facts behind these entertaining fictions? And how best to dispel the myths and misconceptions perpetuated by blockbuster films while also enlightening audiences on the real marvels of biotechnology? For The Australian Society for Medical Research one solution has been to hold an...
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A brief history of Science
History & The Arts

A brief history of Science

...Einstein) wireless telegraphy invented 50-60 first fully-electronic computer 40-50 structure of DNA (Watson and Crick); first human in Earth orbit (Gagarin) 30-40 first human on the moon (Armstrong) computers with silicon chips 0-20 Human Genome Mapping Project; multiple organ transplants lap-top computers; communications networking; the Internet; artificial intelligence...
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