{"id":10557,"date":"2023-06-30T19:37:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/30\/whose-generated-line-is-it-anyway-ai-tries-to-crack-humours-dna\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T19:37:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:37:26","slug":"whose-generated-line-is-it-anyway-ai-tries-to-crack-humours-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/30\/whose-generated-line-is-it-anyway-ai-tries-to-crack-humours-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"Whose generated line is it anyway? AI tries to crack humour\u2019s DNA"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Netflix standup show was \u2018written by bots\u2019. A TV writer has scripted joke software. And now artificial intelligence is taking on improv<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen some bad comedy acts over the years \u2013 but not, until now, one that is part of an existential threat to humanity. One of artificial intelligence\u2019s pre-eminent boffins, Geoffrey Hinton<\/a>, sent out shock waves recently by arguing that, in relation to AI: \u201cWe\u2019re toast. This is the actual end of history.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a hell of a backdrop to my visit to see Artificial Intelligence Improvisation, a show by the Improbotics troupe playing as part of an AI festival in London this week. You\u2019ll forgive me, I hope, for some hesitation in wielding the critical brickbat, given that the act under review boasts the capacity to wipe out all of us.<\/p>\n

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\nA Netflix standup show was \u2018written by bots\u2019. A TV writer has scripted joke software. And now artificial intelligence is taking on improv
\nI\u2019ve seen some bad comedy acts over the years \u2013 but not, until now, one that is part of an existential threat to humanity. One of artificial intelligence\u2019s pre-eminent boffins, Geoffrey Hinton, sent out shock waves recently by arguing that, in relation to AI: \u201cWe\u2019re toast. This is the actual end of history.\u201d
\nThat\u2019s a hell of a backdrop to my visit to see Artificial Intelligence Improvisation, a show by the Improbotics troupe playing as part of an AI festival in London this week. You\u2019ll forgive me, I hope, for some hesitation in wielding the critical brickbat, given that the act under review boasts the capacity to wipe out all of us. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Netflix standup show was \u2018written by bots\u2019. A TV writer has scripted joke software. And now artificial intelligence is taking on improv I\u2019ve seen some bad comedy acts over the years \u2013 but not, until now, one that is part of an existential threat to humanity. One of artificial intelligence\u2019s pre-eminent boffins, Geoffrey Hinton, …<\/p>\n

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