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by MAXPOOL 934 days ago
Two best:

CHESS IS A FUN SPORT, WHEN PLAYED WITH SHOT GUNS

COWS FLY LIKE CLOUDS BUT THEY ARE NEVER COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL.

These are from MegaHal that entered 1998 Loebner Prize Contest. MegaHal was able to produce mind-blowing insightful sayings but most were just bs.

It seems that creativity is easy for computers. Just push randomness through some generative algorithm. Curating and selecting the best output makes all the difference. The ability to select, critique, and understand what is generated and what the meaning is is much harder.