Have you ever found yourself staring at a product label, scratching your head? Wondering if you missed the memo explaining it. Relax, you’re not alone. With retail prices going through the roof, manufacturers are struggling to find ways to enhance the value of their products. One way to do that is to find new, imaginative ways to use their products. Welcome to the wild world of confusing product labels, where Honey Pie Feminine Foaming Wash doubles as a brass tuba polisher, MegaMart’s Hemorrhoid Cream with Lidocaine becomes your go-to for window cleaning, and Original Velveeta Block Cheese can unclog drains. Join me as we navigate the labyrinth of product descriptions…
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Safeguarding Our Rights in Uncertain Times The Role of the Supreme Court and Our Duty to Act
Are you feeling the strain of these tough times? If so, you’re not alone. With critical cases now before the Supreme Court, it’s clear that we can’t always trust the justices to make the right decisions for us. This uncertainty highlights an important truth: it’s up to all of us as individuals to stand up for our rights. If we don’t, who will? The responsibility to protect our freedoms falls on our shoulders, and we must remain vigilant and proactive. Let’s dive into eight important cases that are currently under review by the Supreme Court, and why it’s crucial for each of us to take a stand to defend our…
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Where’s ChatGPT’s Sense of Humor? AI's Unfunny Reality
If you’re as old as I am (which is pretty dang old) you might remember a simple book of games called Madlibs. The object was simple: the “writer” would taunt the players into blindly supplying nouns, adjectives, names of famous people, etc. with no idea how they were going to be used. The writer would plug them into blanks in a story, and the fun began. It only took 65 years for the concept to migrate into ChatGPT. One of the things I enjoy most about humor writing with ChatGPT is matching pairs of diverse items with unrelated stories. Then sit back and wait for the action. Just Like Madlibs.…
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Does Artificial Intelligence Have a Sense of Humor? How ChatGPT can help improve a humor writer’s process
A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into a bar. The bartender looks up and says, “What is this, a joke?” – ChatGPT’s attempt at writing humor. Does artificial intelligence have a sense of humor? Can ChatGPT change a writer’s process? Particularly humor writing? To the uninitiated, ChatGPT somehow “sterilizes” humor writing. That it’s incapable of understanding and creating entertaining humor. But nothing could be further from the truth. Whether it’s written by a gifted comedy writer or ChatGPT, creating great humor requires mastery of at least three key elements: Irony, Absurdity, and Wordplay. Elements that ChatGPT can’t appreciate…yet. Situations, where the outcome is unexpected or surprising, and can…
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The Evolution of a Nursery Rhyme Or, how ChatGPT can impact your humor writing
So, let’s talk about how people feel about ChatGPT and similar AI models. It’s a mixed bag, really. On the one hand, a lot of people are amazed by the innovation and efficiency it brings. How it’s already changing the game in education, programming, content creation, customer service, and more. It’s like having a super-assistant who’s always ready to help you with learning and research. For writers, it can spark creative thinking in ways you’ve never imagined. On the other hand, there’s a bit of anxiety around AI possibly replacing human jobs, especially in creative fields where AI is now able to write entertaining jokes, articles, and screenplays as well…