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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
Feb 25, 2023
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This is Day 3 of my revisiting some of the writing I’ve done on AI, free to all who subscribe. Thank you for your continued support.

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 in May 2021 the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has…

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