Will chatbots ever be funny? Why these comedians aren't worried about an AI takeover, yet
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Will chatbots ever be funny? Why these comedians aren't worried about an AI takeover, yet
"A baby and his family dog sit across from each other in a podcast studio. "Welcome to the talking baby podcast," says the infant, wearing headphones and sounding like a deep-voiced radio broadcaster. "On today's episode, we'll be talking to the weird-looking person who lives at my house." So begins a series of humorous interactions between two characters animated by artificial intelligence that's attracted millions of views on social media."
"He's since moved into making AI video parodies like "I'm McLovin It (Popeye's Diss Song)" and "I Want My Barrel Back (Cracker Barrel song)." "It's very similar to somebody who's writing for The Onion or SNL," Willonius said. "I try to find out, OK, what's my comedic angle on this particular topic? And then I'll generate a video from that.""
AI tools can generate imagery, video, music and voices that enable rapid production of viral comedic content without large budgets. Creators use AI to animate characters and assemble multimedia elements, producing humorous interactions that attract millions of views. AI assists with refinement but does not inherently produce effective punchlines or replace human comedic judgment. Some performers cautiously adopt AI while others embrace it, starting with original ideas, refining language with chatbots, and iterating prompts to shape tone and angle. Successful outputs combine human-authored comedic perspective with AI-generated execution across multiple media components.
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