The article also explores the potential of AI in humor, specifically focusing on ChatGPT, an AI program that generates jokes. A study by Drew Gorenz and Norbert Schwarz found no significant difference in the perceived funniness of jokes generated by AI and humans. However, the author criticizes the study, stating that the jokes were not particularly good, and humor remains a complex and elusive concept. The author concludes by advising ChatGPT to stick to its day job.
Key takeaways:
- The secret sauce of humor is incongruity, where the set-up creates an expectation, the punchline provides an unexpected counterpoint, and the collision between the two stimulates laughter.
- Humor processing in the brain involves three elements: detection of incongrity, incongruity resolution as you comprehend the humor, and the inducement of emotion in amusement.
- AI programs like ChatGPT can generate humor, and a study found no significant difference in funniness between AI-generated and human-generated jokes.
- Despite AI's ability to generate humor, the author suggests that humor remains a complex and elusive concept, as evidenced by the relatively low funniness ratings of both AI and human jokes in the study.