Researchers from the University of Sassari (Italy) and the University of Plymouth are developing a system that is capable of modelling how humans learn languages. The AI system, called Annabell, will learn the English language through conversation. Annabell, which stands for Artificial Neural Network with Adaptive Behaviour Exploited for Language Learning, was given no background information on the rules of grammar, vocabulary or how words are categorised. Researchers gave Annabell 1587 sentences, and it was able to produce 312 of its own sentences, using 521 different words, and was able to answer questions with 80% accuracy.
Researchers from the University of Sassari (Italy) and the University of Plymouth are developing a system that is capable of modelling how humans learn languages. The AI system, called Annabell, will learn the English language through conversation. Annabell, which stands for Artificial Neural Network with Adaptive Behaviour Exploited for Language Learning, was given no background information on the rules of grammar, vocabulary or how words are categorised. Researchers gave Annabell 1587 sentences, and it was able to produce 521 of its own sentences, using 312 different words, and was able to answer questions with 80% accuracy.