We are excited to share that Quanta Magazine has featured Isabel Papadimitriou, soon to be joining our department, in a fascinating article exploring how artificial intelligence can shed light on human language learning.
The piece discusses Isabel’s research on “impossible languages” and how machine learning models handle linguistic structures that do not exist in natural languages. By testing these models against artificially constructed languages, Isabel and her collaborators challenge assumptions about both AI and human cognition, contributing to ongoing debates on language acquisition and computational linguistics.
Read the full article here: Quanta Magazine
We look forward to welcoming Isabel to UBC Linguistics and seeing how her work continues to push the boundaries of language science!