Bot or not: Can computers write convincingly human poetry?
CBC Radio | Posted: July 28, 2015 1:10 PM | Last Updated: July 28, 2015
Can you tell the difference between poetry written by a human and poetic words generated by an algorithm?
Australian researcher Oscar Schwartz joins Shad to discuss his research on computer-made poetry and what it says about art, the nature of creativity, and what it means to be human.
Australian researcher Oscar Schwartz joins Shad to discuss his research on computer-made poetry and what it says about art, the nature of creativity, and what it means to be human.
Plus, we put real poet Christian Bok to the test. Can he tell which is which?
WEB EXTRA | Think you can tell which poem was generated by a computer? Read both, vote and listen to today's segment to see if you got it right.