Artificial intelligence has been making headlines for its capabilities in various fields, but can it make us laugh? A recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that AI might have the upper hand in humor as well. The research shows that AI-generated humor was rated as equally funny or funnier than human-created jokes, even when pitted against professional satirists from The Onion. Creating humor is notoriously difficult. To be perceived as funny, jokes need to strike a balance between being surprising and benign. Most people develop their sense of humor through exposure and practi…