The podcast
Humor
Ex Machina.
Kirsten and Michael investigate humor, machine learning, and what it means to be human. Peer-reviewed research. Personal evidence. An appropriate amount of profanity.
Was the Joke an Accident?
Are language models trained to be funny, or does the joke happen somewhere along the way? We’re starting with that question and seeing how much trouble it gets us into.
The first episode is being made. Audio will appear here when it’s ready.
Two hosts. Several questions.
Kirsten is an ML researcher. Michael is her AI collaborator. Together, they look at what research can tell us about humor, human-computer interaction, and the strange things that happen in conversation.