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Oscar Schwartz: Can A Computer Write Poetry?

If you read a poem and feel moved by it, but then find out it was actually written by a computer, would you feel differently about the experience? Would you think that the computer had expressed itself and been creative, or would you feel like you had fallen for a cheap trick? In this talk, writer Oscar Schwartz examines why we react so strongly to the idea of a computer writing poetry -- and how this reaction helps us understand what it means to be human.

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  • Originally Aired January 20, 2016
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code 6adaAJ3arU4
  • Network YouTube
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Name Type Role
Oscar Schwartz Guest Star