Aboriginal language could help solve complex AI problems

Jingulu--a language spoken by the Jingili people in the Northern Territory--has characteristics that allow it to be easily translated into AI commands. An Aboriginal language could hold the key to solving some of the most challenging communication problems between humans and artificial intelligence (AI) systems. A new paper, published by Frontiers in Physics and led by UNSW Canberra's Professor Hussein Abbass, explains how Jingulu--a language spoken by the Jingili people in the Northern Territory--has characteristics that allow it to be easily translated into AI commands. "The Aboriginal people have a long history of contributions to the defense of Australia," Professor Abbass said. "During the Second World War their languages were used for secret communications. Today we are discovering that the wealth and richness of the Aboriginal languages and culture could hold the secret in human-AI interaction."