Back-to-basics approach can match or outperform AI in language analysis

A new study led by Dr. Andrea Nini at The University of Manchester has found that a grammar-based approach to language ...

TIOBE Index for April 2026: C Gains Again While Rust Loses Some Steam

April 2026 TIOBE Index shows Python still leading, C strengthening in second, and Rust sliding to #16, suggesting its climb ...

'Boogie bees?' A new study shows that bumblebees can learn rhythmic patterns

A new study saying bumblebees can recognize rhythmic patterns puts them alongside Ronan the sea lion, the first non-human mammal shown to keep a beat.
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Survey on Large Language Model-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning: Concept, Taxonomy, and Methods

Abstract: With extensive pretrained knowledge and high-level general capabilities, large language models (LLMs) emerge as a promising avenue to augment reinforcement learning (RL) in aspects, such as ...
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Navigating the Future: A Deep Dive into Quantum Programming Languages

Qiskit and Q# are major quantum programming languages from IBM and Microsoft, respectively, used for creating and testing ...
IEEE

Adaptive Environment Generation for Continual Learning: Integrating Constraint Logic Programming With Deep Reinforcement Learning

Abstract: In this article, we introduce a novel framework that combines constraint logic programming (CLP) with deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to create adaptive environments for continual learning ...
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Why artificial intelligence is no substitute for real learning

In 1996 and 1997, the reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov played a series of games against Deep Blue, an IBM supercomputer optimised to compete against humans in tournament conditions.