{"id":22783,"date":"2026-07-16T15:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/this-ai-doesnt-just-translate-languages-it-invents-brand-new-ones\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:46:16","slug":"this-ai-doesnt-just-translate-languages-it-invents-brand-new-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/this-ai-doesnt-just-translate-languages-it-invents-brand-new-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"This AI doesn\u2019t just translate languages, it invents brand-new ones"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The topic This AI doesn\u2019t just translate languages, it invents brand-new ones<\/strong> is currently the subject of lively discussion \u2014 readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.<\/p>\n

This is taking place in a dynamic environment: companies\u2019 decisions and competitors\u2019 reactions can quickly change the picture.<\/p>\n

Ever wondered what a language built entirely by AI would sound like? A team of researchers just made a tool that answers exactly that question. A new paper published in the Proceedings of the Association for Computational Linguistics introduces ConlangCrafter, a tool that uses large language models to build brand new languages complete with their own sounds, grammar, and vocabulary.<\/p>\n

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Morris Alper, the paper\u2019s lead author and soon-to-be assistant professor at the University of Miami, explained that the goal was to create languages with features you don\u2019t normally find in the ones we already speak.<\/p>\n

Alongside co-authors Moran Yanuka, Raja Giryes, and Ga\u0161per Begu\u0161, Alper has already used ConlangCrafter to whip up more than 60 languages, and the code is public if you want to try making one yourself.<\/p>\n

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You can hand ConlangCrafter specific instructions, and it runs with them. The team tried a language with zero consonant sounds, and even one designed for an alien squid-like species that communicates through color and gesture instead of speech.<\/p>\n

Once a language takes shape, ConlangCrafter translates sentences into it, checks its own work, and fixes inconsistencies along the way, all while updating a running rulebook of the language\u2019s grammar.<\/p>\n

Alper says the trick was to break the massive task into smaller pieces rather than just asking an AI to generate a language and hoping for the best. \u201cWe split the problem apart and have the LLMs solve each sub-problem and combine them together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Beyond being a fun party trick, this could be a real win for writers and filmmakers who need convincing fictional languages, think Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings. Researchers also see it helping study poorly documented languages and how languages evolve over time.<\/p>\n