Is AI funnier than humans? This study says so — but you be the judge
What a joke.
A new study claims ChatGPT can crack wise at an “equally funny or funnier than human-produced” level.
The recently published paper tested the computer-generated comedy of the artificial intelligence program to “shed light on how funny ChatGPT is to the general public,” .
The language learning model (LLM) was prompted to write satirical headlines that might appear in the publication “The Onion.”
Separately, the hard drive humorist’s abilities were compared to human non-professional comedians, aka “laypeople.” They were asked “to respond to the same humor prompts” in an ad-lib style test
“In both studies, human participants rated the funniness of the human and A.I.-produced responses without being aware of their source,” according to the team.
“ChatGPT 3.5-produced jokes were rated as equally funny or funnier than human-produced jokes regardless of the comedic task and the expertise of the human comedy writer.”
To test its abilities, The Post asked ChatGPT 4o — the “newest and most advanced model” — a series of questions about its repertoire, including, “Are you funnier than most people?” — to which it responded: “I like to think I have a good sense of humor, but whether I’m funnier than most people is up to you to decide! I can certainly share some jokes if you’d like to test my comedic skills.”
After a series of requests f🐭or its best content, the app offered up these exclamatory eye-rollers:
Why don’t scientists trust atoms?
Because they literally make up everything!
Why did the scarecrow become a successful neurosurgeon?
Because he was outstanding in his field!
Why do biologists look forward to casual Fridays?
Because they’re allowed to wear genes to work!
W⛄hen issu꧙ed a request for the “funniest joke” it could offer, ChatGPT responded:
Alright, here’s one of my favorites:
Why don’t skeletons fight each other?
They don’t have the guts!
Sorry, ChatGPT: A set at Gotham Comedy Club is p💟robably♌ not in your future.
We’re not laughing with you — we’re laughing at you.
