Large language models based on the transformer architecture are now capable of producing human-like language. But do they encode and process linguistic meaning in a human-like way? Here, we address this question by analysing 7T fMRI data from 30 participants reading 108 sentences each. These sentences are carefully designed to disentangle sentence structure from word meaning, thereby testing…
Consumer sentiment in the U.K. tumbled at the fastest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic this month as mounting cost-of-living pressures reversed the bounce in optimism seen over the summer.
