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LLMs tell bad jokes because they avoid surprises (danfabulich.medium.com)
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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

An engaged audience will constantly try to solve the riddle of what will happen next. If they can guess, they’ll be bored, but if the plot events aren’t inevitable in hindsight, the audience will distrust the story and disengage, unwilling to try to win an unfair game.

Doesn't explain why 'Lost' was so fuckin' popular.