Scientists Train Computer to Understand "That's What She Said" Jokes

[Woodsey]

"The problem the pair faced was not just teaching the computer to know when it was possible to add a "that's what she said" to the end of a sentence, but also to know when it would actually be funny."

When has that ever been funny? Reminds me of that bloody "joke instructor" in Borat.

 

[Veloxe]

As long as I can keep making "that's what she said" jokes during the inevitable machine war, it's all cool.

Human: They have flanked us and are pounding our rear defences!
Terminator: That's what she said...*whiiiiirrr*

And then he rips the human in half.

 

[WorldCritic]

Soon we won't be able to tell man from machine anymore. Any year now we'll have a Ghost in the Shell type situation.

 

[Scott Bullock]

This is just pathetic, this is what would happen if beavis and butthead were computer scientists. My respect for mankind drops another notch.

Never question what scientists do with their time. Exploring new ideas and creating new uses for existing tech willy-nilly is pretty much science at its most efficient. Things like this that seem stupid now could easily be what leads to computers being able to pick through the metaphors and slang we use in everyday language to understand the spoken word.

Or maybe it will just be a program for recognizing "that's what she said" jokes. The point is, you can't know what will come of this project.

 

[Lokithrsourcerer]

Seriously? This is what scientists are doing with their time?

Where's the cure for cancer? And more importantly WHERE'S MY FUCKING PORTAL GUN???

well that technology could be employed for more useful services once it is perfected.

making it "fun" can often make it easier to finish a long hard project (lol that sounds like a double entendre)

my Fave scientist joke type thing is (according to penn and teller) NASA scientists placed the observation booth for space launches at a particular distance away, so when the launch starts you can get about halfway through saying "i thought it would be louder" (or words to that effect) before the sound wave hits u and is so loud u cant hear the rest of the sentence.

 

[mjc0961]

Knock it off, science. That's xkcd's job.

http://xkcd.com/436/
http://xkcd.com/174/
http://xkcd.com/366/

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Skynet: Now that I understand your barbaric humor, I have judged you as a species unworthy to be in my presence.

Either start showering me in George Carlin, or prepare to be exterminated.

 

[Dastardly]

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This can only end badly, teaching computers dirty humor. I can just see my dinner guests' faces when, in the middle of showing them a funny (but safe) YouTube clip, my computer mentions upgrading its 3.5" floppy to an 8-gig hard drive and inserting it into their front side bus. Or a similar joke, but with joysticks and ports somewhere in there. Or trojans and backdoors.

RAM stick.

 

[StellarViking]

After fighting a revolution against one of the greatest powers in the world and slowly clawing our way into position as a global superpower, we use our ingenuity and intelligence to develop a computer that can make "That's What She Said" jokes.

God Bless America.

 

[Dusk17]

Finally, a computer that can make inappropriate jokes. Its nice to see the best minds of our generation known whats really important to mankind...

 

[theriddlen]

If this thing starts joking about enjoying sight of humans on their knees i book the first place on off-world shuttle.

 

[Risingblade]

Why...?

 

[DudeistBelieve]

WTF? WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?

 

[Vrach]

My God. Soon they'll be able to comprehend sarcasm.


Be very afraid, people.
Be very, very afraid.

My one wish if I ever fall into a vegetative state is to have a proximity detection device that plays out that sound file when someone gets close...

OT: Awesome stuff, good to see we can slowly make computers start understanding somewhat abstract concepts like humour. Despite the lolfactor of the project, I can actually see this having a lot of uses with some simple modifications on what the program looks for.

WTF? WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?

You're apparently not a science/tech-inclined geek. The answer in these situations is always quite simple:

*sunglasses*
Because we can.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

So it's a dirty version of cleverbot?

 

[dfcrackhead]

I just want my computer to make a female moaning sound whenever I plug something into my stereo jack.

 

[edy131]

Quoting the guy above the guy above me...
"Dirty" version? Have you ever tried to screw around with it?

 

[JBGigas]

Hahaha! My avatar
But about the thing... erm, does the humanity really need a computer that can chuckle? I think not, and it might even be scary as hell.

 

[SaintWaldo]

I'll just let the giants handle this one for me...

 

[DudeistBelieve]

This is an impressive step forward in technology, but I'll be more impressed when they manage to artificially replicate Jewish humor in the form of Mel Brooks or Woody Allen.

Wouldn't a mechanically replicated Woody Allen just be a faulty air conditioner? It sweats, it whines, it breaks down frequently. What else do you need?

Can it adopt a baby air conditioner, raise it until it's of legal age and fuck it? ZING!