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Prof Gets $700K in Stimulus Cash to Write Jokes

Take my tax dollars ... please!

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 2, 2010 1:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – Here’s a knee-slapper for you: A Northwestern University professor has snagged $712,883 worth of stimulus funds for his efforts to teach computers how to create jokes. Kristian Hammond and his grad students are working on a “machine-generated humor” project that aims to...   Read full story »

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