# The jokes AI won’t tell

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2025
- Speaker: Jena Friedman
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jena_friedman_the_jokes_ai_won_t_tell)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Adult profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Could a robot ever be funny? In a sharp standup act, comedian Jena Friedman lambasts the mad dash to develop AI and offers a surprising take on why it will never replace comedians. (Contains mature content.)

## Lectures

1. [The jokes AI won’t tell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jena_friedman_the_jokes_ai_won_t_tell/762a6e0a2175), 9 min (TED's player)