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The brain’s secret dance – how words and context shape our conversations

The brain’s secret dance – how words and context shape our conversations

Linguistic content emerges in the speaker’s brain before word articulation and rapidly re-emerges in the listener’s brain after word articulation. The contextual embeddings better capture word-by-word neural alignment between speaker and listener than syntactic and articulatory models. Summary: Researchers have discovered that brain-to-brain coupling during conversation is significantly influenced by the context in which words are used, not just by linguistic…

MEPs approve world’s first comprehensive AI law

MEPs approve world’s first comprehensive AI law

The European Parliament has approved the world’s first comprehensive framework for constraining the risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The sector has seen explosive growth – driving huge profits but also stoking fears about bias, privacy and even the future of humanity. The AI Act works by classifying products according to risk and adjusting scrutiny accordingly. The law’s creators said it would make…

What’s ahead when in 2024: calendar of the year

What’s ahead when in 2024: calendar of the year

Dozens of elections, wars in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza, moon missions, the cIimate crisis, and so much more 2024 will be a landmark year: dozens of elections across the world, unresolved conflicts in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza to address, and further milestones expected in everything from global temperatures to space exploration and Artificial Intelligence. Here are some of the major events scheduled…

EU approves draft legislation to regulate Artificial Intelligence – here is how it will work

EU approves draft legislation to regulate Artificial Intelligence – here is how it will work

  The word “risk” is often seen in the same sentence as “Artificial Intelligence” (“AI”) these days. While it is encouraging to see world leaders consider the potential problems of AI, along with its industrial and strategic benefits, we should remember that not all risks are equal. On Wednesday, June 14, the European Parliament voted to approve its own draft proposal for…

Understanding the language of AI – a glossary with essential terms everyone should know

Understanding the language of AI – a glossary with essential terms everyone should know

Technology has a remarkable ability to revolutionise our way of life. In the past, cars replaced horse-drawn carriages, washing machines and vacuums saved us hours of housework, and mobile phones became much more than mere communication devices. Nowadays, the topic that dominates discussions at work, school, and even in our homes is Artificial Intelligence (AI). This conversation is largely driven…

Our client’s new book is out: US bestseller author Jim Keenan is for the first time publishing in German

Our client’s new book is out: US bestseller author Jim Keenan is for the first time publishing in German

Our esteemed client has the German edition of his bestseller book ‘Gap Selling’ just seen published on the market in Germany. The team at our specialist division AVALON | Books | takes pride in having been entrusted with the translation project, working from the English original. The preface to the German book also makes reference to our professional involvement.  …

The Language of War: What sociolinguistic tension tells us about the war in Ukraine

The Language of War: What sociolinguistic tension tells us about the war in Ukraine

In an address to the Russian populace on Feb. 21, Russian president Vladimir Putin made several claims about the Ukrainian government’s attempts to suppress ethnic Russians and Russian speakers living in Ukraine. “The Ukrainian Parliament is continuing to discriminate against Russians,” he said, accusing Ukraine and Eastern European NATO members, of anti-Russian sentiment. “The politics of de-Russification continue. The Russian…