May 26, 2010, 6:08 PM — As a generation raised on the Simpsons comes of age, the computers of the future will need to be able to deal with people who are cynical and sarcastic all the time. Fortunately, the scientists at MIT are on the case, and have developed an algorithm that can spot sarcastic Amazon reviews more than three-quarters of the time. Read more...
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