User baffled after an AI fails to grasp the ~90-year-old 'Who's on first' joke format
aronchick · x · 2026-11-05
Developer aronchick shares his bafflement that an AI persona completely failed to understand "Who's on first," a comedy bit with 90 years of history. He argues a model doesn't have to find it funny, but should at least recognize the attempt at humor — and can't tell whether the model genuinely missed it or was pretending not to. A fun observation about limits of humor and pragmatics understanding in models.
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