We ask a chatbot to write jokes for late-night comedy shows. The results are somewhat mixed.
Hollywood writers are on strike - and late-night TV is on hiatus. Could AI be a substitute?
Among the first casualties of the strike is late-night TV, which relies on a bevy of writers to quickly turn the day's events into comedy gold. So far, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon have all announced a hiatus as writers take to the picket line.
"Now, some people might say that we don't need human writers anymore, that machines can do everything better than us. But I don't buy it, folks. I mean, sure, AI can generate jokes based on data and algorithms, but can they come up with a truly original, off-the-cuff joke like this one? The "chicken crossing the playground" bit wasn't exactly side-splitting, but it's not far off the mark. Fallon's corny dad-jokes are one of the many reasons viewers love him.On Monday night, Late Show host Stephen Colbert's opening monologue include a segment about President Joe Biden announcement that he would run for re-election despite concerns over his age.
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