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Justin and Allison showcase some of the best and most interesting comedy written by artificial intelligence (often with the help of humans) and also attempt to write some themselves.

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    • May 30, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 171 EPISODES


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    Episode 170: That Was What We Really Liked

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 15:35


    It's no secret that the world of computational creativity is much different today than it was five years ago, so it seems like the right moment to put this robot into sleep mode. Thank you, thank you, thank you so much if you've followed us along this journey, if you've laughed at our stupidest jokes, if you've explored the tools we talked about, if you enjoyed the silly stories we told about silly people, if you spent any of your valuable time listening to this podcast at all. We're not gone forever and we will certainly have a new podcast on the horizon hopefully soon, so please keep in touch with us if you'd like to follow us into whatever comes next! Email Us: robots@batcamp.org allison@batcamp.org justin@batcamp.org Twitter: @RobotTypewriter Allison's Twitter: @allisonperrrone Visit www.batcamp.org for more projects like this one! Robots on Typewriters GitHub Robots on Typewriters Glossary Theme Song: Video Challenge by Anamanaguchi

    Episode 169: Gloves is Gloves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 69:32


    You didn't think we forgot about the annual Robots on Typewriters White Elephant Gift Exchange, did you? Of course not! Just a bit belated, even though hot tub season is through. But first, we also of course have to talk about the guy who will have everyone asking why you invited him to your party: ChatGPT. Email Us: robots@batcamp.org Follow us on Twitter: @RobotTypewriter Follow Allison: @allisonperrrone Follow Justin: @JustinHCI Visit www.batcamp.org for more projects like this one! Robots on Typewriters GitHub Robots on Typewriters Glossary

    Episode 168: Ooh, Da Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 66:21


    It's the beginning of the Robots on Typewriters holiday season with a belated Thanksgiving meal! Gather round the table for some cough syrup cocktails and conquistador potatoes. Email Us: robots@batcamp.org Follow us on Twitter: @RobotTypewriter Follow Allison: @allisonperrrone Follow Justin: @JustinHCI Visit www.batcamp.org for more projects like this one! Robots on Typewriters GitHub Robots on Typewriters Glossary

    Episode 167: A Murder of Kennedys

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 56:30


    This week, we are joined by dear old friend of the pod Mario Gambino, who helps us develop a newer,…

    Episode 166: Fantasy George Costanza

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 48:48


    This week, we take a look at a Twitter thread about a horrifying woman “haunting” one artist’s GAN outputs. Then,…

    Episode 165: Psy’s Brother, My Brother, and Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 51:52


    This week, we’re in the same room! We talk about a bit of controversy around AI-generated art and then play…

    Episode 164: Two Small Black Eyelashes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 53:26


    On a very foodie episode, we look at some Ai Weirdness food and beverage. Then, we indulge some judges with…

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    Episode 163: Dispatches from CUI 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 18:54


    A minisode from Justin on the floor at CUI 2022 this July, talking about the event hosted by himself and…

    Episode 162: Cooke ‘n’ Lam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 47:23


    This week, we take a look at some more fun with DALL-E 2. Then, we meet two new rowdy lads…

    Episode 161: A Left Ear, a Right Ear, and a Personality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 63:57


    Our necks are breaking under the weight of this heavy hat this week, between the viral sensatio of Dall-e Mini…

    Episode 160: Savage and Grimes in the Morning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 61:33


    This week, Justin gets us acquainted with two new, huge (language) models in your area. Then, Inspector Roboto has some…

    Episode 159: Engineers of Pleasure

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 57:38


    This week, we are joined by dear friend and foe of the show, Leigh Clark! (Dr. Leigh Michael Harry Clark,…

    Episode 158: Are You OK, ‘Scemi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 84:58


    Welcome to Season 2 of Robots on Typewriters! You might notice a few changes around here, but the hats are…

    Episode 157: Gemtrou, True, True

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 81:49


    On this, the unexpected finale of the first season of Robots on Typewriters, we discuss the recent hubbub around DALL-E…

    Episode 156: Janine’s Mom Says

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 73:42


    This week, we open the mailbag and share some creative works our listeners have shared. Then, we begin to draw…

    Episode 155: #KeepSpaceCold

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 78:55


    What’s that? The sound of This Magic Moment followed by Jock Jams? That’s right, it’s March Madness 2022! But first,…

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    Episode 154: Gritty Gritty-McGruff (w/ Nat Towsen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 90:49


    This week, we are joined by writer and comedian Nat Towsen from Botnik Studios! He shares a bit about his…

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    Episode 153: Je Suis Peter Vees

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 70:14


    There’s always been something strange about Peter Vees… But what had Joshua Wilkinson so concerned about him at the gift…

    Episode 152: For Better or for Cursed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 69:29


    This week, we talk about a fun new tool from Hugging Face, SWAG. Then, we do some light shopping for…

    Episode 151: The Auntie Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 84:04


    It’s the third annual Robots on Typewriters White Elephant Gift Exchange! Some of our closest and worst friends gather to…

    Episode 150: Stevie v. Knicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 82:50


    It’s the Yuletide season and that means thirteen things: Yule Lads! (Hey, no – just pretend it’s still Christmas. In…

    Episode 149: It’s Unusual

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 63:51


    With the introduction of a poorly executed new algorithm, we spend an episode discussing Ask Delphi and subsequently using it…

    Episode 148: Leave the Grape, Take the Cannoli

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 40:32


    It’s never too late for Botober 2021 (even though this was recorded before it even started…) Then, we play two…

    Episode 147: My Friend Tom’s Cousin Tom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 45:30


    This week, Justin shares a phenomenal video that not only uses Styleclip in a creative way, but promotes an understanding…

    Episode 146: Kayaking Cowboy Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 55:56


    This week, we return to Allison’s Twitter Bot corner and find one of our all time favorite bots ever. Then,…

    Episode 145: It’s Gourmet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 54:50


    This week, Justin recaps a bit of the ongoings at CUI 2021. We also rifle through the mail bag, which…

    Episode 144: Roboto and the Amazing Technicolor Foot-Long

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 41:18


    Woof, another unintentional hiatus – but we should be back for good! On this nearly two month old episode, we…

    Episode 143: Lamb Showboat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 45:32


    We’re finally back… This week, we talk about a (now old) AiWeirdness post introducing us to some rather interesting men.…

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    Episode 142: The New-Leigh Dad Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 53:52


    It’s a Father’s Day tradition in this house to have Dr. Leigh Michael Harry Clark join us to talk about…

    Episode 141: Moms Per Minute

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 55:08


    This week, we discuss LaMDA, Google’s imminent dialogue-focused language model. Then, dust off all your songs about moms, it’s Eurovision…

    Episode 140: Mr. Ant Jean

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 39:25


    This week, Justin and Allison are in the same room and celebrating Mother’s Day with our favorite complicated mother-son relationship……

    Episode 139: The T.J. Maccine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 58:15


    This week, we explore StyleCLIP, a GAN that uses text to influence images. Then, we look into some of the…

    Episode 138: Inspector Roboto & Mr. Oscar

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 52:54


    This week, we check back in with some recent AiWeirdness content and then, return to an old friend who seems…

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    Episode 137: Sad Little Edsel Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 77:33


    This week, Allison brings a tiny little Twitter bot corner so that we can get straight to the good stuff…

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    Episode 136: Shootin’ the Sheep

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 56:42


    This week, we talk about some recent discussions around GPT-3 and transparency. Then, we and some of our good friends…

    Episode 135: Mr. Don’t Leak

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 62:26


    This week, Justin brings us some pessimistic news from the world of AI. Then, we generate some Dr. Seuss stories…

    Episode 134: Rain Twain Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 57:04


    This week is a bit of a belated Valentine’s Day hat as we explore some potential bot suitors and some…

    Episode 133: The Italian Detective

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 77:39


    This week, Justin brings to us some big, zesty news in the world of transformers coming to us from Google.…

    Episode 132: The Mortal Strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 47:34


    This week, Allison shares a video by a YouTuber who recently explored the world of creative AI. Then, we dive…

    Episode 131: Old Deuty Jench

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 52:29


    This week, Justin shares with us some musical creations made with a tool called Magenta. Then, we learn how to…

    Episode 130: Succubrother

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 48:29


    This week, Allison shares some highlights from Luba Elliott’s most recent Computational Creativity Newsletter. Then, we pick up with our…

    Episode 129: Mr. Mojo Jello

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 65:23


    We’re back! It’s a new year and we’ve got some news in GPT-3 visual art from Open AI! Then, we…

    Episode 128: Nuts, Dummies!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 71:15


    It’s that time of year again – time for the Robots on Typewriters White Elephant exchange! But before our beloved…

    Episode 127: Sock Informer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 69:15


    This week, Justin gives a bit of a mysterious, musical update to his Blaseball Bleat and then shares a confluence…

    Episode 126: The Golden Age of Haunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 56:55


    This week as ProcJam 2020 comes to a close, we take a look back through some entries from the years…

    Episode 125: Potential Christmas Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 61:33


    This week, Justin introduces a new segment he’s calling Justin’s Blaseball Beat, with a brief update on some interesting happenings…

    Episode 124: An Exuberant Lady of High Spirits

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 66:30


    This week, we look into a strange competition between two chatbots, a conversation you can still observe in action as…

    Episode 123: Governor Vlad the Tiddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 51:09


    Justin fills us in on an update from AIDungeon regarding a new feature and pricing structure. Then, we play the…

    Episode 122: Ice Cream and Grape Sauce

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 66:35


    This week, we take a trip to the Twitter Bot Corner to hype our new one, Combination Bot, along with…

    Episode 121: The Standards of Night Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 64:17


    This week, Justin discusses a published paper about machine learning that missed the mark on some things. Then, we round…

    Episode 120: Luis from the Nightmare Before Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 59:52


    This week, Allison shares a blog post that took a look into a mysterious GPT-3 powered Reddit user. Then, we…

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