The author also discusses the potential of AI to be funny, citing Janelle Shane's AI Weirdness as an example of AI humor done right. However, the author argues that Musk's belief in AI superiority prevents Grok from exploring this type of humor. The article concludes with the author suggesting that the funniest aspect of Grok is the irony of a man without a sense of humor raising $1 billion for a comic chatbot.
Key takeaways:
- xAI, Elon Musk's AI venture, is launching Grok, a ChatGPT-style answer bot with a sense of humor, which is currently available only to a subset of blue checks.
- The author criticizes Grok's humor, stating that it relies on irreverence and shocking language to get a laugh, and lacks the ability to surprise the user.
- Despite its attempts at humor, Grok also has to provide real-time answers, a balance the author believes it struggles to maintain.
- The author suggests that AI can be funny, but Grok's humor seems forced and limited, and its attempts to imitate human humor often fall flat.