Teaching AI to read is harder than it seems

Researchers have shown that rapidly improving AI techniques can facilitate the creation of fake images that look real. As these kinds of technologies move into the language field as well, Howard says, we may need to be more skeptical than ever about what we encounter online. These new language systems learn by analysing millions of sentences written by humans. A system built by OpenAI, a lab based in San Francisco, analysed thousands of self-published books, including romance novels, science fiction and more. Each system learned a particular skill by analysing all that text.