Nathan Witkin(@NateWitkin):Because it's infeasible to RL for. There are no sufficiently precise, context-general definitions of "funny." Fun fact, there also aren't for tons of other important things, such as "good writing," as well as many, many domain-specific varieties of what we call "taste," "judgment," etc. Failing to understand this is behind a lot of excessively bullish timelines out there.

Nathan Witkin

@NateWitkin

Research Scientist at NYU Stern's Tech and Society Lab | Tufts '24, Wesleyan '20.

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Nathan Witkin@NateWitkin

2026.09.12 17:11

Because it's infeasible to RL for. There are no sufficiently precise, context-general definitions of "funny." Fun fact, there also aren't for tons of other important things, such as "good writing," as well as many, many domain-specific varieties of what we call "taste," "judgment," etc. Failing to understand this is behind a lot of excessively bullish timelines out there.