Robot ‘taught to laugh at jokes’

Robot ‘taught to laugh at jokes’

(Alamy)

A robot has been taught to laugh at jokes in a bid to make it more human.

Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan are using artificial intelligence (AI) to train robots about appropriate laughter – and to differentiate between chuckles and rip-roaring squeals.

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