Computers Can Sense Sarcasm? Yeah, Right - Scientific American - 1 views
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kianakomeiji22 on 11 May 21This article dives into the idea of people attempting to teach computers the concept of sarcasm-that people do not always mean exactly what they say. If the computer is solely relying on the words of a message, it is extremely difficult to recognize sarcastic remarks; the accompaniment of images will be a stronger indication of if the words should be taken literally or sarcastically. A potential implication of this technology would be to gauge how the public really feels about something in particular. The article goes on to describe how researchers are tackling the issue: they have written computer algorithms based on how they've observed sarcasm being used online.