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Recent research has demonstrated a significant advancement in artificial intelligence’s ability to analyze language, challenging the long-held view that AI lacks sophisticated reasoning about language. Led by Gašper Beguš of the University of California, Berkeley, the study tested a series of AI models, revealing that one model could perform complex linguistic tasks comparable to a graduate student in linguistics. These tasks included generating syntactic tree diagrams and resolving ambiguities in sentence structures. The findings suggest that as AI technology evolves, it may eventually rival or surpass human proficiency in understanding language’s structural mechanics.