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Where To Stream The Agenda with Steve Paikin Season 12 Episode 125

Can Machines Be Funny? & The Era of AI Art

Can you teach a machine to be funny? That's the kind of unlikely question that rapid advances in technology have now put on the table. Kory Mathewson is a PhD student at the University of Alberta working on interactive machine learning. He's also an improv comedian who works with robots. He joins The Agenda to discuss the effect of technology on the art of comedy. Automation doesn't just affect the manufacturing industry. Technology is also revolutionizing the world of art, literature, music,...