IPHS 300: Artificial Intelligence for the Humanities: Text, Image, and Sound
Quantifying Comedy: Will Artificial Intelligence be featured in the Writer’s Room of the Future?
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
Fall 2019
Abstract
Humor can be found in several places and is an integral part of popular country in our modern world. Humor is important in every form of relationship. There is visual humor, textual humor, and spoken humor in the form of stand-up comedy. Shows like South Park, Family Guy, and Rick and Morty have the ability to use all three forms in their adult animated form. When it comes to quantifying the main aspects of comedy, Artificial Intelligence has had several difficult roadblocks in understanding what makes something funny. Jokes require context, vast knowledge of human nature, and an understanding of sarcasm and general wit. For these reasons, AI systems have had trouble approaching things like humorous TV shows. Often, what makes a joke funny isn’t the words being said, but rather timing, tone, or a callback to something said previously.
Recommended Citation
Long, Donald, "Quantifying Comedy: Will Artificial Intelligence be featured in the Writer’s Room of the Future?" (2019). IPHS 300: Artificial Intelligence for the Humanities: Text, Image, and Sound. Paper 24.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/dh_iphs_ai/24
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