A paper published in Science found that a relatively simple AI system fed with data filmed from a baby’s-eye view began to learn words.

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Babbling in babies and marmoset monkeys shows how brain growth and feedback from caregivers shape language learning.

Human babies’ babbling is more than cute noise—it’s a feedback-driven learning strategy that sets the foundation for language.

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language.

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Using relatively little data, audio and video taken from a baby’s perspective, an AI program learned the names of objects the baby encountered.

A neural network trained on the experiences of a single young child managed to learn one of the core components of language: how to match words to the objects they represent.

As babies begin to learn language, they start by using single syllables such as "da" or "ba," which can be interpreted to mean a variety of things depending on the context of their lives.

How to learn a language like a baby Published: March 12, 2025 11:25am EDT Learning a new language later in life can be a frustrating, almost paradoxical experience.

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language.