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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@[email protected] Write a short scene in a sitcom where two characters in the office (Jen and David) are discussing the potential for an AI with a sense of humour.

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INT. OFFICE - DAY

JEN, an optimistic coder, sits at her desk cluttered with markers, notepads, and a laptop. DAVID, a skeptic software engineer, leans against her cubicle partition.

JEN: You know, I've been thinking, what if we make an AI with a sense of humour?

DAVID: (laughs) Jen, we're not writing a sitcom here. We're coding an AI, an actual Artificial Intelligence.

JEN: I mean, why not? Our AI could make people laugh while solving their problems. They'd love it.

DAVID: That's like asking a toaster to tell you a joke when it pops your bread.

JEN: (grinning) Wouldn't that be awesome, though!

DAVID: (rolls his eyes) Trust you to find the fun in a toaster...

JEN: But seriously, imagine an AI with a good sense of humour. Would not only make our day-to-day work more enjoyable, but it might make people less resistant to AI technology.

DAVID: It's a nice idea, Jen. But humour is a complex human trait. I mean, I can't even understand half of your puns.

JEN: (laughs) Well, that's because they're too 'advanced' for you, David!

DAVID: (grins) And there we go, a taste of how bizarre AI humour could get.

They both chuckle as Jen goes back to her coding and David walks off, shaking his head but smiling.