
Two neural networks walk into a bar…
Artificial intelligence is capable of some very sophisticated kinds of thinking. IBM’s Watson, for instance, can not only compete in game shows, it can also perform high-level medical analysis and even creategourmet recipes. Artificial neural networks — the brainlike core of cutting-edge A.I. systems — are making great strides in real-time translation and image recognition.
But one thing artificial intelligence can’t do is tell a joke.