A picture is worth a thousand words.
But the task of figuring out what’s going on in a picture has left computers speechless — until now. New language tech is making it happen. But what are the ethical issues connected with this kind of task?
Computational linguist Matt Purver talks to Daniel Midgley on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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Liberals swear more on Twitter than rightwingers, says study
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/16/liberals-swear-more-on-twitter-than-rightwingers-says-study
Paper: Twitter Language Use Reflects Psychological Differences between Democrats and Republicans
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0137422
Cheering German crowds greet refugees after long trek from Budapest to Munich
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/05/refugee-crisis-warm-welcome-for-people-bussed-from-budapest
Germany expects over a million refugees this year
http://www.smh.com.au/world/germany-expects-over-a-million-refugees-this-year-20151011-gk6i29.html
Germany translates its constitution into Arabic to help refugees integrate
https://www.rt.com/news/317115-germany-translates-constitution-arabic/
Austria: German language app launched for migrant children
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/austria-german-language-app-launched-migrant-children-1523164
New German language app for refugee kids
http://www.thelocal.at/20151008/austria-launches-language-app-for-refugee-children
German Lessons for Young Refugees: New Words for Farid
https://www.goethe.de/en/spr/mag/20505317.html
Duolingo Plans To Offer Free German Lessons To Syrian Refugees
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/duolingo-german-lessons-syrian-refugees_5602e8e7e4b0fde8b0d0e792?section=australia&adsSiteOverride=au
Duolingo: German for Arabic Speakers
https://incubator.duolingo.com/courses/de/ar/status
Two guys playing frisbee
http://il8.picdn.net/shutterstock/videos/2360786/thumb/1.jpg
Privacy ends October 13, 2015
http://www.echo.net.au/2015/09/privacy-ends-october-13-2015/
Metadata laws to be introduced on Tuesday, but there are still some unanswered questions
http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/metadata-laws-to-be-introduced-on-tuesday-but-there-are-still-some-unanswered-questions/story-fn5j66db-1227561529736
Scott Ludlam: #StopDataRetention
http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/campaigns/stopdataretention
Egg corn: “To the manner/manor born”
http://www.word-detective.com/2011/10/to-the-manner-manor-born/
More eggcorns
http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/02/when-does-wrong-become-right/
Image credit: http://il8.picdn.net/shutterstock/videos/2360786/thumb/1.jpg
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