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Published: June 23, 2021, 7 a.m.

Learn about "iconic sounds" of language. Plus: artificial intelligence\u2019s limitations, with AI pioneer Michael Wooldridge.

Language may have started with "iconic sounds" rather than hand gestures by Grant Currin

\u0106wiek, A., Fuchs, S., Draxler, C., Asu, E. L., Dediu, D., Hiovain, K., Kawahara, S., Koutalidis, S., Krifka, M., Lippus, P., Lupyan, G., Oh, G. E., Paul, J., Petrone, C., Ridouane, R., Reiter, S., Sch\xfcmchen, N., Szalontai, \xc1., \xdcnal-Logacev, \xd6., & Zeller, J. (2021). Novel vocalizations are understood across cultures. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89445-4
Ancestors may have created \u201ciconic\u201d sounds as bridge to first languages. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/uob-amh051021.php
No shared language? No problem! People across cultures understand clues from \u2018vocal charades. (2021, May 14). No shared language? No problem! People across cultures understand clues from \u201cvocal charades.\u201d Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/05/no-shared-language-no-problem-people-across-cultures-understand-clues-vocal-charades

Additional resources from Michael Wooldridge:

Pick up "A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250770745
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wooldridgemike
Oxford faculty page: https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/michael.wooldridge/

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