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Can AI Make You Laugh?

The World as You’ll Know It: The Great Rebuild

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The Relationship Between Humor and Theory of Mind

The relationship between humor and theory of mind is something Bob Mankoff has studied formally in academic studies. Yejin Joy: I have wondered the extent to which theory of mind or intuitive psychology is at the root of most humor. "I think for deep humor, that's definitely the case because I've done all sorts of cartoons," he says.

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