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This paper explores the potential of large language models (LLMs) as reliable analytical tools in linguistic research, focusing on the emergence of affective meanings in temporal expressions involving manner-of-motion verbs. While LLMs like…

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Large language models (LLMs) are solidifying their position in the modern world as effective tools for the automatic generation of text. Their use is quickly becoming commonplace in fields such as education, healthcare, and scientific…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-10-08 Luka Terčon , Kaja Dobrovoljc

Much previous work has been done in attempting to identify humor in text. In this paper we extend that capability by proposing a new task: assessing whether or not a joke is humorous. We present a novel way of approaching this problem by…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2019-09-04 Orion Weller , Kevin Seppi

Humans naturally interpret numbers non-literally, effortlessly combining context, world knowledge, and speaker intent. We investigate whether large language models (LLMs) interpret numbers similarly, focusing on hyperbole and pragmatic halo…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Polina Tsvilodub , Kanishk Gandhi , Haoran Zhao , Jan-Philipp Fränken , Michael Franke , Noah D. Goodman

Large Language Models (LLMs) are being increasingly employed in data science for tasks like data preprocessing and analytics. However, data scientists encounter substantial obstacles when conversing with LLM-powered chatbots and acting on…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-10-26 Bhavya Chopra , Ananya Singha , Anna Fariha , Sumit Gulwani , Chris Parnin , Ashish Tiwari , Austin Z. Henley

Humor is a defining characteristic of human beings. Our goal is to develop methods that automatically detect humorous statements and rank them on a continuous scale. In this paper we report on results using a Language Model approach, and…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2017-05-30 Xinru Yan , Ted Pedersen

The rapid advancement of Large Language Models (LLMs) is positioning language at the core of human-computer interaction (HCI). We argue that advancing HCI requires attention to the linguistic foundations of interaction, particularly…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Asutosh Hota , Jussi P. P. Jokinen

With the proliferation of large language model (LLM) applications since 2022, their use in education has sparked both excitement and concern. Recent studies consistently highlight students' (mis)use of LLMs can hinder learning outcomes.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Ruiwei Xiao , Xinying Hou , Runlong Ye , Majeed Kazemitabaar , Nicholas Diana , Michael Liut , John Stamper

Humor is one of the most culturally embedded and socially significant dimensions of human communication, yet it remains largely unexplored as a dimension of Large Language Model (LLM) alignment. In this study, five frontier language models…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-13 Yousra Fettach , Guillaume Bied , Hannu Toivonen , Tijl De Bie

Humor is a commonly used and intricate human language in daily life. Humor generation, especially in multi-modal scenarios, is a challenging task for large language models (LLMs), which is typically as funny caption generation for images,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-02-09 Wenbo Shang , Yuxi Sun , Jing Ma , Xin Huang

The rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) has affected various disciplines that got beyond mere text generation. Going beyond their textual nature, this project proposal aims to investigate the interaction between LLMs and non-verbal…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-02-01 Philipp Wicke

AI intent alignment, ensuring that AI produces outcomes as intended by users, is a critical challenge in human-AI interaction. The emergence of generative AI, including LLMs, has intensified the significance of this problem, as interactions…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-06-21 Yoonsu Kim , Kihoon Son , Seoyoung Kim , Juho Kim

Despite significant advancements in image segmentation and object detection, understanding complex scenes remains a significant challenge. Here, we focus on graphical humor as a paradigmatic example of image interpretation that requires…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-20 Vedaant Jain , Felipe dos Santos Alves Feitosa , Gabriel Kreiman

Well-defined jokes can be divided neatly into a setup and a punchline. While most works on humor today talk about a joke as a whole, the idea of generating punchlines to a setup has applications in conversational humor, where funny remarks…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-03-02 Tanishq Chaudhary , Mayank Goel , Radhika Mamidi

Creating compelling captions for data visualizations has been a longstanding challenge. Visualization researchers are typically untrained in journalistic reporting and hence the captions that are placed below data visualizations tend to be…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-01-02 Ashley Liew , Klaus Mueller

Chatbots are increasingly applied to domains previously reserved for human actors. One such domain is comedy, whereby both the general public working with ChatGPT and research-based LLM-systems have tried their hands on making humor. In…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Xuehan Huang , Canwen Wang , Yifei Hao , Daijin Yang , Ray LC

Humor generation remains challenging task for Large Language Models (LLMs), due to their subjective nature. We focus on satire, a form of humor strongly shaped by context. In this work, we present a novel pipeline for grounded satire…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Oona Itkonen , Yuxin Su , Linyao Du , Ona De Gibert

The development of AI agents based on large, open-domain language models (LLMs) has paved the way for the development of general-purpose AI assistants that can support human in tasks such as writing, coding, graphic design, and scientific…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Mustafa Mert Çelikok , Saptarashmi Bandyopadhyay , Robert Loftin

Background: Humor is a fundamental part of human communication, with prior work linking positive humor in the workplace to positive outcomes, such as improved performance and job satisfaction. Aims: This study aims to investigate…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Miikka Kuutila , Leevi Rantala , Junhao Li , Simo Hosio , Mika Mäntylä

Modern logical reasoning with LLMs primarily relies on employing complex interactive frameworks that decompose the reasoning process into subtasks solved through carefully designed prompts or requiring external resources (e.g., symbolic…

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