Also, isn't this a really common joke? I assume ChatGPT will have absorbed some ...

jrochkind1 · on March 6, 2023

I mean, that's exactly what the OP assumes too. Well, not that it's absorbed a "sense of humor", but that it's going to reply with this because it's a very common joke so statistically likely text.

shagie · on March 6, 2023

I played a bit in the past with its "sense of humor"... and... its... interesting.

    Write 5 jokes based on misinterpetation of jargon used by a doctor and a software developer.
    1. Doctor: “I’m sorry, I’m afraid you have a terminal illness.”  Software Developer: “Oh no! Does that mean I have to reboot?”
    2. Doctor: “We need to do some tests to get a better diagnosis.”  Software Developer: “Ok, let me just run some debug mode.”
    3. Doctor: “You’ll need to take this medicine twice a day.”  Software Developer: “No problem, I can just set a cron job to remind me.”
    4. Doctor: “I’m afraid the prognosis isn’t good.”  Software Developer: “Well, maybe I can write some code to fix it.”
    5. Doctor: “This treatment should give you some relief.”  Software Developer: “Great! I’ll just patch it in.”

I want to hope that those aren't common jokes. The "trick" for this appears to be playing to its strengths (granted, humor isn't one of them) and work with wordplay and puns.