Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago. It is a deep ...

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The AI craze has hit researchers trying to understand how our brains process language. The latest technique is to try and link the output of Large Language Models (or LLMs like ChatGPT) to the brain ...

In a break from our normal practice, Ars is publishing this helpful guide to knowing how to prompt the "human brain," should you encounter one during your daily routine. Human prompt engineering is an ...