Smarter than some of your friends: AI can now recognise sarcasm

The Speech Technology Lab at the University of Groningen has developed a programme capable of deciphering tone of voice and sarcasm, a significant step forward in technology's understanding of the nuances of communication. When presenting their work, the researchers emphasised the importance of accurately detecting sarcasm in written text to avoid gaps in understanding.

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The new AI sarcasm detector uses a multifaceted approach, combining acoustic speech parameters, sentiment analysis, and emoticons for a comprehensive analysis. To train the AI, the team used examples of sarcasm from popular TV shows.

Another researcher drew attention to broader applications beyond human-AI interaction, such as detecting insults and hate speech.

The development of sarcasm recognition technology could benefit a variety of research areas, including sentiment analysis and emotion recognition for applications such as online hate speech detection and AI-assisted healthcare.

Source: euronews