At 8:54 AM +1100 12/2/16, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: >How to confuse AI - be sarcastic. > ... the report concludes that the >solution to the problem is not necessarily one of pattern recognition >[PDF] [2], but rather a more sophisticated matrix that has some ability >to understand context.
So AI actually needs to be, well, intelligent? ______________________________________________ >I imagine being sarcastic using slang metaphors would present problems. > >Slashdot: >Why Sarcasm Is Such a Problem In Artificial Intelligence >http://science.slashdot.org/story/16/02/11/1816208/why-sarcasm-is-such-a-problem-in-artificial-intelligence > >A new paper from researchers in India and Australia, "Automatic Sarcasm >Detection: A Survey," [1] highlights one of the strangest and ironically >most humorous facets of the problems in machine learning and humour. The >paper outlines ten years of research efforts from groups interested in >detecting sarcasm in online sources. It details the ways that academia >has approached the sarcasm problem, including flagging authors and >ring-fencing sarcastic data. However, the report concludes that the >solution to the problem is not necessarily one of pattern recognition >[PDF] [2], but rather a more sophisticated matrix that has some ability >to understand context. > >references >[1] >https://thestack.com/cloud/2016/02/11/why-sarcasm-is-such-a-problem-in-artificial-intelligence/ >[2] http://arxiv.org/pdf/1602.03426v1 > >-- > >Regards >brd > >Bernard Robertson-Dunn >Sydney Australia >email:[email protected] >web:www.drbrd.com >web:www.problemsfirst.com >Blog:www.problemsfirst.com/blog > >_______________________________________________ >Link mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link -- Roger Clarke http://www.rogerclarke.com/ Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 2 6288 6916 http://about.me/roger.clarke mailto:[email protected] http://www.xamax.com.au/ Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
