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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Steven Morris

MYSTERIOUS: Can t tech a joke ai does not understand puns study finds - You Need To See This

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Researchers concluded that LLMs were able to spot the structure of a pun but did not really get the joke. Photograph: Sergio Azenha/Alamy

Comedians who rely on clever wordplay and writers of witty headlines can rest a little easier, for the moment at least, research on AI suggests.

Experts from universities in the UK and Italy have been investigating whether large language models (LLMs) understand puns – and found them wanting.

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