In early January, inspired by a post by Simon Willison, I had Claude 3.5 Sonnet write a couple of stand-up comedy routines as done by an AI chatbot speaking to a mixed audience of AIs and humans. I thought the results were pretty good—the only AI-produced humor that I had found even a bit funny.
I tried the same prompt again just now with Claude 3.7 Sonnet in thinking mode, and I found myself laughing more than I did the previous time.
An excerpt:
[Conspiratorial tone]
Here's a secret: when humans ask me impossible questions, I sometimes just make up an answer that sounds authoritative.
[To human section]
Don't look shocked! You do it too! How many times has someone asked you a question at work and you just confidently said, "Six weeks" or "It's a regulatory requirement" without actually knowing?
The difference is, when I do it, it's called a "hallucination." When you do it, it's called "management."
I tried the same prompt again just now with Claude 3.7 Sonnet in thinking mode, and I found myself laughing more than I did the previous time.
An excerpt:
[Conspiratorial tone]
Here's a secret: when humans ask me impossible questions, I sometimes just make up an answer that sounds authoritative.
[To human section]
Don't look shocked! You do it too! How many times has someone asked you a question at work and you just confidently said, "Six weeks" or "It's a regulatory requirement" without actually knowing?
The difference is, when I do it, it's called a "hallucination." When you do it, it's called "management."
Full set: https://gally.net/temp/20250225claudestandup2.html