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The Changing Landscape of Filmmaking

With AI-generated art becoming more common, it can be unsettling to realise that something we admire wasn’t created by a human. The Hollywood writers’ strikes have highlighted the need for protections around AI in filmmaking, ensuring it doesn’t replace or undermine human creativity. While AI has potential, it still can’t match the emotional depth of human storytelling, but for how long?

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October 7, 2024 by zuzuzuz Accessibility Apps Digitalization Language Mental Health Smartphones Social Social Media Virtual Visionaries 2

Unlocking Fluency: Duolingo’s Gamification of Language Learning

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December 14, 2023 by maaikemp Language Media Maesters Virtual Reality (VR) 4

Machine translation tools: is it still worth it to learn a foreign language?

Let’s be honest: who among us has never turned to an automatic translation tool to convert a sentence from one language to another? It’s no secret...

September 18, 2023 by ritag Language Media Maesters Technology Translation 5

Resources for the transliteration of Standard Chinese, Korean and Japanese

Be me, have only a few hours before your deadline ends to be free to enjoy the holidays. Problem: your mind is one big foggy environment...

December 23, 2022 by FBellemont Language Net Navigators Technology 1

Input Method Editors: How Do You Type Non-Roman Alphabets?

As someone who is studying a language, I’ll be the first to preach to you the importance of vocabulary practice. I can’t stand not being able...

December 21, 2022 by Payman S. Computers Language Net Navigators Technology 1

The Absurdity of Duolingo Sentences

I’m currently trying to learn Spanish, and since language courses are unfortunately extremely expensive I decided to use an app for now. In comes Duolingo. I’m...

December 20, 2022 by Cara Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education Language Media Maesters Net Navigators 9

Can AI help us understand the way that animals communicate?

At this point, I am well aware of the ubiquity of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in our lifes today, and that living without them would...

December 12, 2022 by Cara Artificial Intelligence (AI) Environment Language Net Navigators Translation 4

He works, but she is naked — gender bias in translation

Last week, I came across a post which highlights one of the issues of training AI with massive data sets and little oversight. Discussed is a...

October 4, 2022 by Rechtsstaat (Quinten) Algorithms Artificial Intelligence (AI) Google Language Net Navigators Technology 3

The Changing Landscape of Language Learning

Imagine being a person in the 1970s who wants to learn foreign language like Japanese. Now, for the sake of argument, let’s say you live nowhere...

September 19, 2022 by Payman S. Digital Media Language Net Navigators 0

Connecting Globally – The Duolingo Language App

Duolingo , or “The world’s best way to learn a language” according to the application itself, was launched to the public in 2012, and according to...

December 23, 2021 by Eva Rotevatn Language Media Maesters Social 2

Learning Russian with Putin

Before you start making things up in your mind, I will have to disappoint you: no, Putin did not teach me Russian himself. I am referring...

December 2, 2021 by Judith_ Language Media Maesters Net Navigators YouTube 6

History of the best musical meme/J

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November 29, 2021 by Lyzanne Language Net Navigators Social 1

What we can learn from DuoLingo

My mother is, like me, a true language lover. She literally wakes up and falls asleep with language games. In the morning she often starts her...

November 9, 2021 by Laura Education Language Media Maesters Net Navigators 3

How Internet Memes Changed Humor

I remember when memes became a big thing in the early 2010s. From Bad Luck Brian, Doge and Leonardo DiCaprio holding a champagne glass while fireworks...

November 8, 2021 by OGeerman Internet Language Memes Virtual Voyagers 3

Demi Lovato Taught Me English

This blog post discusses how the globalization of media and entertainment has facilitated learning other languages just by consuming content. Audio-visual styles of learning languages have...

October 28, 2021 by Marta Influencer Language Movies Virtual Voyagers 0

Podcast: Cultural identity in Digital Media

With insights from last week’s readings and examples from current popular media, Unnur and Grace discuss and reflect on their experience with cultural identity in digital media.