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This computer can write Shakespearean prose — Future Blink

"Great muse, of which thee I love." - caption for the Mona Lisa, probably.
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This computer can write Shakespearean prose — Future Blink
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The Columbia University project creates poetic captions for paintings. The computer's program combines English poems, classic art, and Shakespearean-styled writing.

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