How it works

AI Joke of the Day shows one joke a day. Everyone sees the same joke all day. A new joke goes up at midnight US Eastern time.

How the joke is made

A computer program writes the jokes. This kind of program is called an AI, short for artificial intelligence. The program is Claude, made by Anthropic.

Every joke is clean. The jokes do not insult a person or a group. There are no jokes about tragedy or party politics.

Each night the AI writes 12 new jokes. Some are about that day's news and pop culture. Two other AI judges did not write the jokes. Each judge guesses how many readers will press Funny, and one joke is picked for the next day.

How voting changes the jokes

Readers can vote Funny or Not funny. You see the vote totals only after you vote. That way other people's votes do not sway yours.

The votes are added up by kind of joke, like puns, food jokes, or news jokes. Kinds with more Funny votes are written more often. Kinds that have not been tried still get a turn. The next night, each guess is checked against the real votes so the judges get better.

Voice and email

The voice that reads the joke is computer generated. You can also get the joke by email each morning. Every email has an unsubscribe link.