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Humor is everywhere but what is it? It's kinda like pornography, you can't define it but you know it when you see it, like these gems seen below. :)
True creativity often starts where language ends. - Koestler
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. - Einstein
"Take my wife, please." - Henry Youngman
Politics: Poli a Latin word meaning many and tics meaning bloodsucking creatures. - Robin Williams
Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason. - Mark Twain
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? - George Carlin
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. - Thomas Paine
Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back. - Oscar Wilde
“Apparently I lack some particular perversion which today's employer is seeking. ” ― John Kennedy Toole,
“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.” - Joseph Heller
General "Buck" Turgidson: "Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines..." Dr. Strangelove"
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son." Dean Wormer - Animal house
“I marvel at your power to be mistaken.” Moliere
Dr. Peter Venkman: We've been going about this all wrong. This Mr. Stay Puft's okay! He's a sailor, he's in New York; we get this guy laid, we won't have any trouble! - Ghostbusters
But what about AI and humor ... something to think about is it not?
Artificial Intelligence Can Now Craft Original Jokes—And That’s No Laughing Matter
The prospect of an AI that understands why we are laughing, and that can generate its own genuinely funny material, is sort of a holy grail for a subset of AI researchers. Artificial intelligence can diagnose tumors, read maps and play games, often faster and with more accuracy than humans can.
For the moment, however, linguistic humor is still primarily a people thing. Jon can work blue, with a whole bit on robot dating that involves cryptic texts, encrypted text, and the eggplant emoji—but only because a human has written and programmed a set list for it. Finding a way to teach machines to be funny on their own would be a major breakthrough—one that could fundamentally reshape the way we relate to the devices around us. To understand a person’s humor is to know what they like, how they think and how they see the world. An AI that understands all that has the power to do a lot more than just crack jokes.
(Image credit: Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2024 Tribune Content Agency)
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