Using Deep Learning to Detect Sarcasm

Would you trust an AI to recognize irony in social media posts?

This story originally appeared in Freethink.

From comedy shows to casual conversations, sarcasm is a commonplace aspect of our lives, but it's still an elusive form of communication to AI.

New research — funded in part by DARPA — indicates that might be changing.

The challenge: For better or worse, intelligence agencies around the world scan social media f…