Unlocking the Universe of Languages
John Searle's famous "Chinese Room" thought experiment poses a timeless challenge to the idea of a truly thinking machine. By exploring the crucial difference between manipulating linguistic symbols (syntax) and…
When two AI systems are tasked to work together, they often develop their own optimized, private language to communicate more efficiently—a language we can't understand. This phenomenon of emergent AI…
The concept of zero is more than just a number; it’s a profound linguistic and philosophical idea that had to be invented. This journey traces the word and symbol for…
In English, we use optional phrases like "I heard" or "I saw" to show how we know something. But in many languages, this information is mandatory and baked directly into…
Imagine a world without language – without English, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, or even sign language. It’s an intriguing and almost inconceivable notion, as language is...