Armando Iannucci: Why AI Is Terrible at Storytelling and Will Never Be Funny
brianwhelanhack · reddit · 2026-09-28
Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, The Death of Stalin) argues AI is bad at storytelling and will never be truly funny: comedy depends on human intent, timing and shared experience, while models only produce statistical pastiche without expressive intent. A substantive interview on AI and creativity.
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