Siri - the Henny Youngman of AI

 

There is an AI medium in your pocket that has a capability I'll bet most of you don't realize.

That medium is Siri.  And Siri can tell jokes.

They're mostly lousy jokes.  Siri is the Henny Youngman of AI.

I was driving in the car going over some lines and one joke refenced "Siri,"

And Siri said "yes."  And I said "no, Siri, it's a joke."  

"And Siri said "I can tell you a joke."

I almost went off the road.  Of course, given my prodigious driving skills, that happens rather frequently. 

And I said "Go ahead, Siri, tell me a joke."

And this is that joke.

"At first I didn't like the idea of having a beard.  Then it grew on me."

Not exactly "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson."  I said "Siri, tell me another."

And she said:

"Why did the teddy bear turn down a slice of cake?  Because it was stuffed."

Dad Jokes on Parade. Not just any parade, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

And then I said "Okay, Siri, I'll  try one more.  Tell me a joke about Boomers."

And Siri appeared to think and strain for a moment. (Not really. I'm burnishing the story.)

And Siri said: “Why did the Boomer Cross the road? To get to the Early Bird Special on the other side.”

OMG, John Mullaney Quality. 

And I said "Thank you, Siri!  I'll use that."

One day - after Siri's technology improves somewhat - I'm going to go up to the mic, cue up Siri, and let her take over. 

And she'll crush. 

And not long after, Siri and her AI cousins will indeed take over the world. 

But we won't mind a bit.

We'll be too busy laughing our asses off.

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Siri as she would appear today.  

But not for long.