{"product_id":"your-wit-is-my-command-building-ais-with-a-sense-of-humor-9780262045995","title":"Your Wit Is My Command: Building Ais with a Sense of Humor","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of computers and comedy alike, an accessible and entertaining look into how we can use artificial intelligence to make smart machines funny.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost robots and smart devices are not known for their joke-telling abilities. And yet, as computer scientist Tony Veale explains in \u003ci\u003eYour Wit Is My Command\u003c\/i\u003e, machines are not inherently unfunny; they are just programmed that way. By examining the mechanisms of humor and jokes--how jokes actually works--Veale shows that computers can be built with a sense of humor, capable not only of producing a joke but also of appreciating one. Along the way, he explores the humor-generating capacities of fictional robots ranging from B-9 in \u003ci\u003eLost in Space\u003c\/i\u003e to TARS in I\u003ci\u003enterstellar\u003c\/i\u003e, maps out possible scenarios for developing witty robots, and investigates such aspects of humor as puns, sarcasm, and offensiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In order for robots to be funny, Veale explains, we need to analyze humor computationally. Using artificial intelligence (AI), Veale shows that joke generation is a knowledge-based process--a sense of humor is blend of wit \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e wisdom. He notes that existing technologies can detect sarcasm in conversation, and explains how some jokes can be pre-scripted while others are generated algorithmically--all while making the technical aspects of AI accessible for the general reader. Of course, there's no single algorithm or technology that we can plug in to make our virtual assistants or GPS voice navigation funny, but Veale provides a computational roadmap for how we might get there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262045995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312","brand":"Tony Veale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40721531044021,"sku":"9780262045995","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8aa6b677-81a4-4438-ae9f-93d1e7448eed.jpg?v=1628606981","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/your-wit-is-my-command-building-ais-with-a-sense-of-humor-9780262045995","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}