Babbel's language app has taken the jump into the world of AI with its new speaking feature. Here's what it's like to use.
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In a Spanish-speaking classroom, first-grader Maisy struggles with a math assignment, though not the Spanish instructions printed on a worksheet. Kneeling down to ask her questions, Mauricio Segovia ...
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Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. Can an adult learn to speak a second language with the accent of a native? Not likely, but new research ...