Many of us use sarcasm in everyday communication for a variety of reasons. For example, it can allow one to save face, blunt a rude comment, and many other possibilities (see, for example, Jorgensen, ...

In everyday conversation, it's critical to understand not just the words that are spoken, but the context in which they are said. If it's pouring rain and someone remarks on the "lovely weather," you ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Millennials, rejoice: A winking-face emoji is worth a slew of ironic words. The brain interprets irony or sarcasm conveyed by an emoji in the same way as it does verbal banter, ...

Of the many forms of humor, from physical comedy to punning, a good joke can certainly lighten the mood. You might poke fun at your romantic partner about a silly mistake, and both of you have a good ...

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OpenAI's Assistant Might Soon Be Able to Detect Sarcasm A new model will be able to better interpret images and audio and could be used by customer service agents to 'better understand the intonation ...