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The Material World

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Science series.This week, the machine that learns language like a toddler. Quentin Cooper talks to scientists from King's College, London, who have developed a device that listens, learns, and produces language in the same manner as an 18-month-old child. In the longer term, they hope to engineer the device with emotions and self-awareness, as well as the ability to learn speech. E-MAIL: [email address removed]

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Presenter:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Andrew Luck Baker

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