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Using AI To Identify Innuendo

Posted by samzenpus on from the giggity-gadgets dept.

angry tapir writes "Turning seemingly normal comments into sexual innuendo by adding the words 'That's what she said' is a cultural phenomenon. This has led some to wonder whether it is possible to determine when it is appropriate to add those magic four words to a sentence. As it turns out, identifying humor through software is hard. Two researchers at the University of Washington, however, were willing to give it their best shot. In a recently released paper entitled 'That's What She Said: Double Entendre Identification,' the researchers describe what they've found and introduce their new approach to the problem: 'Double Entendre via Noun Transfer' or DEviaNT for short." It's good to know that someone is trying to make sure the human race gets a sufficiently lewd AI one day.

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  1. They could call it, by crossb0nez · · Score: 2

    the BEAVIS (Binary Euphemism And Vulgar Innuendo System).

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  2. Innuendo... by QilessQi · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...isn't that a brand of suppository?

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  3. I wonder by Rizimar · · Score: 2

    Would it label something straightforward as innuendo? For example, would the phrase "Let's have sex" be identified as having a double meaning, or would this system be able to tell that it means exactly what it says?

    1. Re:I wonder by DrEasy · · Score: 2

      I RTFP (and not just TFA!), and they say they left that part (recognizing erotic context of the uttered sentence) for future work.

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  4. Re:HARLOT by mangu · · Score: 2

    Funny, I read that as

    "HARLOT

    Horny-Analog Realistic Lexigraphic Ornithological Tabulator"

    and thought, "Hmmm, yeah, tits! "

  5. Re:Obligatory setup... by tm2b · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's the problem - in academia, they instead learn how to become master debaters.

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  6. Re:So... by biek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come on me if you want to live

  7. Ignoble Research by Ruke · · Score: 2

    So, do you think that these researchers are trying for an Ig Noble Award, or that it's pure coincidence that the primary application of their research is teaching computers to laugh at dirty jokes?

  8. Great! by TempeTerra · · Score: 3, Funny

    Next they should invent a sarcasm detector, that would be really useful.

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  9. T.W.A.T.S.S. by Jane+Q.+Public · · Score: 2

    "That's What the Algorithm Thinks She Said"

  10. i'm all over it by DreadPirateShawn · · Score: 2

    I think this could be really big; their task is really quite hard. First they have to suss out the meaning of the sentence, and ideally the cadence, in order to hold back until the right moment. Then they have to figure out where their addition can be legitimately inserted; not just any opening will suffice. Their biggest risk now is if they release prematurely; the timing is key and they don't want to blow it.

    I'm near Seattle in the moment, and TFA cites a presentation in Portland in June. I may just have to go down.