AI chatbots might be able to do a lot of things, but a recent Google DeepMind study shows they are pretty terrible at being funny.
The study followed the experiences of 20 professional comedians who all used AI tools, including ChatGPT and Google Gemini (then Google Bard), to create original comedy material. However, not only did the comedians find the content produced during the 45-minute session almost universally unfunny, most participants felt the LLMs more broadly "did not succeed as a creativity support tool." Here’s more from TechRadar.