DETECTING A.I. WITH YOUR CRITICAL READING SKILLS
Why AI-generated funny always seems like a grocery listing
I’m a massive fan of the Youtube comedian Randy Rainbow. His irreverant Broadway-infused tackles national politics have obtained a number of us with the last decade with a chuckle and a track in our hearts. He’s a national treasure.
So it brings me no pleasure to claim I have not discovered him funny in months.
It accompanied when Randy started to make use of AI art– ingeniously, I might add– as the background to his staged antics. The delivery is still find on, and his singing skills are remarkable. Yet the scripted witticism seemed … off.
When the Toaster Popped Up
I was viewing Randy’s most recent with a pal who additionally works in AI (as an AI instructor, so he sees reams and reams of AI output for lengthy hours daily). Unexpectedly, Randy stated the non sequitur word “toaster” in a joke that really did not land, and we both pointed at the display concurrently and said “toaster oven!”