One signal

Comedians, cartoonists and video-makers are skewering the push to make AI feel inevitable, according to The Guardian. Their jokes range from the cheerful promise of no more admin to the darker possibility of building a data centre at the top of a mountain while civilisation quietly packs its bags.

Why it matters

It is a modest cultural signal, but a useful one: AI anxiety is no longer confined to labs, boardrooms and policy papers. The technology has become material for mainstream comedy, where the punchline often exposes the gap between grand promises and ordinary fears. The jokes may not settle the argument, but they are a decent public mood barometer.

Discuss: Is AI comedy helping people think clearly about the technology, or making serious concerns easier to dismiss as a punchline?

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