Scientists have found that artificial intelligence is reshaping the way people talk. Researchers at the University of Florida found that adults are increasingly weaving ChatGPT-style vocabulary into everyday speech, favoring words like'surpass,' 'boast,' 'meticulous,' 'strategically' and'garner.' The team analyzed 22.1 million words from unscripted and spontaneous spoken language, including conversational podcasts on science and technology. They discovered that nearly three-quarters of AI-associated words have surged in use since ChatGPT's release in 2022, with some more than doubling in frequency. Crucially, the increases were not mirrored in synonymous words, suggesting the change stems directly from AI influence rather than natural linguistic evolution.

In classic blockbuster film'The Matrix', humans are enslaved by AI because it wants our body heat to power its computers. While this sounds straight from the annuls of sci-fi, a physics professor says we may be living in a Matrix-style simulation. Melvin Vopson, an associate professor in physics at the University of Portsmouth, thinks a series of daily clues suggest this world is not what it seems. Now, he has tackled the hypothetical and philosophical question: If we are living in a virtual simulation, what is the purpose of it? Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, he outlines three theories, including that we all chose at birth to become characters in an advanced AI world.

The face on the Shroud of Turin could not have come from Jesus' head – and it's doubtful he ever touched it, an explosive new study suggests. Marked with a faint impression of a body and face, the artifact is believed by many to be the actual fabric used to wrap Christ's corpse after his crucifixion. But its documented history only starts in the mid-14th century, and it's been a source of scepticism for almost as long, with many dismissing it as a medieval forgery. Now a new study has found that the impression on the shroud could not have been made by a three-dimensional human body, but was perhaps from a bas-relief – a shallow carving. To reach this conclusion, Cicero Moraes, author of the new study, created a virtual simulation in which a fabric was placed over a body in a bid to replicate the famous shroud.

Scientists in Italy hit the headlines this week, after claiming the famous Shroud of Turin dates from Jesus' lifetime around 2,000 years ago. Now, AI has reimagined what the son of God might have actually looked like based on the treasured relic, which is said to feature an imprint of Jesus' face. MailOnline asked the AI tool Merlin: 'Can you generate a realistic image of Jesus Christ based on the face in the Shroud of Turin?' The AI-generated result suggests Christ was white with big blue eyes, a trim beard and thorn marks on his face. So, can you see the similarities with the famous holy imprint? The Shroud of Turin is a 14-foot-long linen cloth with a faint image of a crucified man.

Since it was first proposed in 1950, passing the'Turing test' has been seen as one of the highest goals in AI. But now, researchers claim that ChatGPT has become the first AI to pass this famous test for human intelligence. Proposed by computer pioneer Alan Turing, it claims that an AI should be considered truly intelligent if people can't tell if they are speaking to a human or machine. In a pre-print paper, cognitive scientists from UC San Diego argue that the ChatGPT-4 can fool human test subjects more than half of the time. However, the researchers say this might say more about the Turing test than it does about the intelligence of modern AI.

The Herculaneum Scrolls contain hugely significant philosophical and literary texts from ancient Greek and Roman scholars, but were turned to carbonized lumps by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Attempts to unroll the scrolls have damaged or destroyed them, turning the precious coal-like relics to dust. Now, scientists are using clever scanning techniques to identify the text written within – without having to unroll the fragile'papyrus' pages. The team has already read one of the scrolls to discover how Greek philosopher Plato spent his last evening 2,500 years ago - but say other huge revelations about Socrates could be in store. Graziano Ranocchia, a papyrologist from the University of Pisa in Italy, said: 'Plato is just the start'.

Forget smartwatches - in just five years time the next generation of Brit teenagers could be head-to-toe in AI-powered wearable tech, according to a new report. Scientist and leading futurist, Andrew Grill, claims that connected clothing will mean trainers will have the ability to'talk' to each other and collate style from other feet on the street. He believes that trainers could have a 5G-enabled chip built inside them, which will communicate to other people walking past. They'll hold data on your individual style, your preferences, budget and lifestyle, and collect insights on what new'looks' similar shoppers are trying out. Mr Grill told MailOnline: 'Because standalone 5G can connect more devices, it means that not only will it connect more people with phones, it can connect more things.

Those who are a stickler for etiquette should look away now. That's because we've all been dining the wrong way and should be eating with our hands, according to a psychologist. Professor Charles Spence, from the University of Oxford, said giving up cutlery is the secret to enjoying food. He says eating with our hands can'heighten the dining experience' – even for meals like pasta and messy curries. Those who are a stickler for etiquette should look away now.

Mind reading artificial intelligence now has the ability to decode the words and sentences that people are thinking by utilizing brain scans. This new ability was developed by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin. They did this despite one third of artificial intelligence scientists stating that they believe at some point in the future AI could cause a nuclear-level catastrophe. Of course, as always, the scientists claim to have altruistic reasons for doing such a thing. New Scientist reports that Alexander Huth and his colleagues in the University of Texas at Austin Computer Science and Neuroscience Departments "developed a machine learning-driven AI model that can work out word sequences that match, or closely resemble, the input stimulus from people's brain activity and the meaning behind them."

We've all been there – you meet an adorable baby and immediately find yourself using an exaggerated, high-pitched, singsong voice. Now, a study has revealed that this'baby talk' is the same in every language, with people around the world transforming their voices when they speak to infants. Researchers from the University of York and Aarhus University studied baby talk across 36 languages and found similarities in pitch, melody, and articulation rates. Christopher Cox, who led the study, said: 'We use a higher pitch, more melodious phrases, and a slower articulation rate when talking to infants compared to how we talk to adults, and this appears to be the same across most languages.' We've all been there – you meet an adorable baby and immediately find yourself using an exaggerated, high-pitched singsong voice Baby talk is a style of speech employed by adults when talking to an infant.