The intersection of humor and automation is an interesting and complex one. On one hand, the use of AI to generate comedy can be seen as a natural extension of the use of technology to create art and entertainment. On the other hand, there is a concern that AI-generated comedy may lack the nuance and spontaneity of human-generated humor.
Despite these concerns, there have been several successful experiments in AI-generated comedy. For example, researchers at the University of Edinburgh created an AI system called Standup, which generated jokes based on a database of existing comedy routines. The system was able to generate jokes that were judged to be funny by human audiences.