“Artificial intelligence will never get jokes like humans do,” said Kiki Hempelmann, a computational linguist who studies humor at Texas A&M University-Commerce. “In themselves, they have no ...

Artificial intelligence will never get the context of jokes like humans do, and thus machines, in themselves, have no real need for humor. Pixabay/Tumisu Humor is like an opposable thumb; it’s ...

Researchers have trained artificial intelligence to make jokes, but the advances are making many—and not just comedians—uncomfortable. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV Subscribe Subscribe ...

We asked a professional comedian to deliver jokes written by artificial intelligence on stage. It revealed a lot about how much machines understand the human humour.

A.I. can beat us at games like chess, Jeopardy!, and even poker -- but it still can't tell a good joke. Here's why humor is such a huge challenge for machines.

READING, England -- Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading. Typing away at ...

We asked a professional comedian to deliver jokes written by artificial intelligence on stage. It revealed a lot about how much machines understand the human humour.