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A government sarcasm detector is just what we need, right?

A government sarcasm detector is just what we need, right?

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Virginia Heffernan
Jun 01, 2021
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Why is sarcasm so difficult to detect in texts and emails?
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DARPA has by far the greatest mission statement of any government organization: developing gonzo technologies to prevent and create strategic surprise.

And this month the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has created a strategic surprise to beat the band — the SocialSim sarcasm detector. It’s an artificial intelligence program developed at…

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