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Many people these days are wanting to learn American sign language . Good news is now, people can learn ASL from hit films like Eternals, Quiet Place Part 1 & 2, Godzilla vs. Kong, and more. Regardless if a leading or supporting role, Deaf actors are obtaining a lot more opportunities to rise to popularity and begin acting careers. And you know what, a newly released Marvel movie, Eternals, features a Deaf woman known as Lauren Ridloff who acted as superhero Makkari. As per Wikipedia, Eternals is a race of superhumans, and Makkari is one of the members . Ridloff is the first Deaf actor to play in a superpower movie, and based on the New York Times, she had taught filmmakers how to work with a Deaf actor.  It truly is amazing that the film industry is giving Deaf actors more opportunities and implementing American Sign Language in their films. Deaf individuals are shining through and are also marking their accomplishments. It doesn't only bring triumph and collaborative moments

How cool would it be if artificial intelligence (AI) could learn American Sign Language ? Well, there's a student in India named Priyanjali Gupta who made an AI model that turned sign language into English. Gupta was a third-year engineer from India’s Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT). She made an Artificial intelligence model that was able to translate American Sign Language into English in real-time. According to an Inquirer.net article, “She invented the AI model using Tensorflow object detection API that translates hand gestures using transfer learning from a pre-trained model named ssd mobilenet.” When Gupta signed basic signs such as Hello, I Love You, Thank You, Please, Yes, and No, the AI was able to translate those to English.  But, regardless of how incredible this cutting edge invention is, a question still remains... Is learning American Sign Language from an AI a good idea? While it is amazing that individuals come up with inventions such as AIs that are able to tr