Grok Can't Tell a Joke...Yet

 

I'm on a dating app, and part of my written profile includes the line,


"Ethnically Jewish, atheist, and libertarian. Sounds like the start of a joke right? An atheist, a libertarian, and a Jew walk into a bar…"

This morning I got a like from a woman in Philadelphia with a brief comment,


"Walk into a bar and the atheist says"

 

A bit of an incomplete thought. I wrote back:

"Hi Marilyn: Your message looks incomplete. I was thinking to myself, "Does she actually KNOW of a joke that starts this way?" Because I don't. Then it occurred to me that maybe we could compose one together, and you just provided the opening line. But, no. That seems like I'm left to do most of the heavy lifting, and I couldn't come up with anything. Then I had a great idea. I've been meaning to try an AI engine to see how they work, so I posed the question to Grok on X. This was the very lengthy reply I got."

www.x.com/i/grok?conversation=1939693905647141273

[Check out the reasoning pathways. Fascinating!] 

"Credit to Grok for trying so hard, but it utterly failed to make up a joke. BUT...the answer DID give me an idea for finishing the joke myself.

An atheist, a libertarian and a Jew walk into a bar. The atheist orders a B and B (Benedictine and Brandy) without the Benedictine. The libertarian orders a Cuba Libre. The Jew orders an OJ. The bartender comes back with the OJ, but no drinks for the atheist or the libertarian. They complain to the bartender, "Hey, what about our drinks?" The bartender says, "We don't serve your kind in here. This is a Jew's bar!"

A real groaner, I know, but it's nice to reflect on the fact that I'm still funnier than a Large Language Model. At least for now.