This summer, I had the opportunity to engage in fascinating cybersecurity research. This has prompted me to dive deeper into the field and explore how natural language processing (NLP) can enhance it. The first main application of NLP to the field is identifying phishing emails. These emails are particularly dangerous because they can trick users into revealing sensitive information or downloading malicious software. Hence, filtering them out before users can even access them

Large language models have developed at such a rapid rate that they now sound extremely human-like, to the point where individuals who use them sometimes forget that they are conversing with a computer rather than a real person. Some people may in turn wonder whether LLMs are over time going to fundamentally change the nature of human language. This month, I had the opportunity to watch a Ted Talk given by Professor Jessica Coon, “Lessons from linguistics for the future of AI

A few weeks ago, I came across a news headline stating that a bonobo named Kanzi had passed away. My first thought was immediately: what...