How do you teach computers humor?

- Speaker: Thomas Winters
- Type: Talk
- Date: 2024-06-04
- Location: TU Delft: Spring Symposium AI Education
Why do we laugh, and can we teach this to computers? In this talk, we dive into the humor theory and the history of computational humor. We take a look at how computers wrote jokes 30 years ago, and why even large language models like ChatGPT are still struggling to come up with good jokes. We then explain how to optimally use prompt engineering to make language models like GPT more helpful in a wide range of tasks, and showcase these techniques for generating higher quality jokes in any humoristic style.
What people said
A line-up of interesting keynotes and workshops about AI Education captivated the audience during the fourth annual Spring Symposium organised by TU Delft AI Initiative. From the fields of law and architecture to physics – a variety of disciplines were discussed, each showing how hashtag#AI is a game-changer for the future of their respective fields and the consequences this has for the future of hashtag#education. This underlines the importance of considering AI education across the whole university! Important highlights, compelling insights, and experiences from the symposium can be read back in our news item. A huge thank you to Georg Vrachliotis, Kees Kaan, Cees Zweistra, and Qian Tao and workshop hosts for inviting participants to reimagine the fundamental questions behind education in the age of AI and sparking thought-provoking discussions. During the breaks, TU Delft students from two Dream Teams, Team Epoch and Emergence Delft , as well as two student projects the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, exhibited their impressive AI-related projects. The students demonstrated remarkable talent and enthusiasm for hashtag#technology, injecting more energy and inspiration into the day. 💡 Curious? Read all about the Spring Symposium in this dedicated news item: https://lnkd.in/gSzDNtXq Gosia Migut, Bianca Giovanardi, Kars Alfrink, Hosana Morales, Carlos Utrilla Guerrero, Halford Dace, Fardad Maghsoudi Moud, Bertien Broekhans, Christoph Lofi, Tom Viering, Marcell Varkonyi, Thomas Höllt, Willem-Paul Brinkman, Geert-Jan Houben, Simon Goede, Shivaani Harmsen, Charlotte Boelens, Wendy J., Lalique Molenaar, Sanne Klos, Lieke Muller, Taylor Stone, Renée Koster, Pradeep Kumar Murukannaiah, Roos-Anne Albers, Bianca Schenk, Mondai | House of AI, Nazli Cila, Mahnam Saeednia, Ujwal Gadiraju, Paweł Rok, Joris Koopman, Thomas Winters 👏 © Bas Kijzers fotografie
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