Oscar Schwartz: Can a computer write poetry?

[imtiaz.swe]

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.

link - https://www.ted.com/talks/oscar_schwartz_can_a_computer_write_poetry

[khalid]

I am afraid that I dont really agree with the "insights" offered here - though I do agree that the examples provioke some interesting questions.