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AI Learns Sarcasm Detection Improves Stance Understanding

Researchers combined sarcasm detection & stance detection tasks, achieving state-of-the-art results on benchmark datasets. Their multi-task learning model improves cross-target stance detection, even with limited training data.

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Researchers combined sarcasm detection and stance detection tasks
Created a multi-task learning model that improves cross-target stance detection
Used an intermediate training approach that transfers knowledge from sarcasm to stance tasks
Achieved state-of-the-art results on benchmark datasets
Demonstrated effectiveness even with limited st...