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Toddlers May Learn Language By Data Mining
Ponca City, We Love You writes "Toddlers' brains can effortlessly do what the most powerful computers with the most sophisticated software cannot: learn language simply by hearing it used. A ground-breaking new theory postulates that young children are able to learn large groups of words rapidly by data-mining. Researchers Linda Smith and Chen Yu attempted to teach 28 children, 12 to 14 months old, six words by showing them two objects at a time on a computer monitor while two pre-recorded words were read to them. No information was given regarding which word went with which image. After viewing various combinations of words and images, however, the children were surprisingly successful at figuring out which word went with which picture. Yu and Smith say it's possible that the more words tots hear, and the more information available for any individual word, the better their brains can begin simultaneously ruling out and putting together word-object pairings, thus learning what's what. Yu says if they can identify key factors involved in this form of learning and how it can be manipulated, they might be able to make learning languages easier for children and adults. Understanding children's learning mechanisms could also further machine learning."
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Reverse-engineer the toddler's word-image processing algorithm, and reimplement it on a computer. Supposedly, if you have enough different simple test cases, you can just do some analysis and figure out how the toddlers do it.
I believe "????" and "PROFIT" go in there somewhere.
That's awesome man! I just learned "Da Da" two weeks ago and I am 20 something. I guess the time was just right.
...Children have freakishly absorbent brains! Seriously, hasn't this type of info been pretty much common knowledge for like ever? Just because you attach a buzzword to it, doesn't make it a new discovery. Where's the study showing that babies and puppies have 'upward marketability'?
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Huh. That explains why my @#$%^& kid swears like a #$% sailor, too.
My sister had a kid a year ago and the only mining I ever see him doing is in his nose.
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
hmm when I somehow come by a kid I will only talk to him in C. Eventually I will start talking in C++ to him. And lastly I will recite perl poetry. After he has mastered these 3 things I will introduce him to shakespeare. hmm maybe I won't be such a good parent, but my kid will be able to hack your kid's computer.
...researchers recommend that parents read regularly to their children. Film at 11.
I'm pretty sure that qualifies as child abuse.
Hmmm, let's call it, ummmm... I know! Data mining!
And lastly I will recite perl poetry.
:-)
It's child abusers like you that need to be locked up for a long time.
At least it's not Vogon Poetry...
What kills me though is that the eldest is starting to use sarcasm....
I can just see it...
Dad: The theory goes something like this....now did you get all that
Daughter: Yeah sure thing Dad. What the fuck are you rabbiting on about you stupid old man? I'm fucking 2 for crying out loud. I can't wait until you piss off and I get to play blocks with mummy. She's not a dumbfuck nerd, but she says we have to put up with daddy for a couple of years so we can take him for every cent.
I have found the older we get, the less we care about acquiring other languages.
And get off my lawn you jabbering monkey!
When they came for the communists, I said "He's next door. Take him away. Goddam commies."
"Dada" is easy, it's "surrealism" that trips a lot of kids up.
It always equates to true, so I guess Shakespeare was onto something.
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Every time a car pulls up next to us now he looks at it and says "Dear God!" And the last time his mom had to slam on brakes he giggled and said "What the fuck, huh?" And when she shrieked at him, that was just gasoline on the fire. For the rest of drive home all he could do was giggle and say "What the fuck, Mommy? Mommy? What the fuck, Mommy?"
This is not improving my sex life.
This is not my sandwich.