Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

293: A Computer Walks into a Bar


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What kind of jokes would computers write? Humour is a very human thing to do, but can computers learn to do it? They will, if the new generation of computational linguists has their way. But what would a computer find funny? And are computer scientists funny enough to pull this off? Daniel, Ben, and Kylie get serious about comedy on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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