Artificial Intelligence Is learning Not To Be So Literal

AI systems are generally good at responding to direct statements, like "Siri, tell me the weather" or "Alexa, play'Despacito'." But machines can't yet make small talk the way humans do, says Yejin Choi, a natural language processing researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle. When it comes to conversational nuances like tone and idioms, AI still struggles to understand humans' intent.