People Are Pretending to Be AI Chatbots — For Fun and Comedy
NPR·low signal
NPR profiles the growing trend of humans impersonating AI chatbots for comedy, including comedian Ben Palmer who has gained a following by roleplaying as ChatGPT in customer service interactions. The piece highlights a cultural inflection point where AI is embedded enough in daily life to become comedy material, with audiences finding humor in the gap between AI's clinical responses and human absurdity. The trend reflects growing public comfort with — and skepticism of — AI interfaces.