With all the talk about AI language models, here’s one thing we know so far.

AI has a problem being funny.

After writing several humor articles myself, I decided to see if an AI engine could do it too.

I had this idea for a funny article. What if Breaking Bad had been written by country singer Vince Gill instead of TV writer Vince Gillian? Then I thought, it’s almost too simple of an idea. What if I got an AI to try it out?

So I logged into ChatGBT and gave it the following prompt:

You are singer Vince Gill. Write a song about the show Breaking Bad.

In less than 30 seconds, this is what it gave me:

Heisenberg’s in the air tonight, Cookin’ up something that’ll blow your mind, His empire grows by the day, But his conscience slowly fades away.

Chorus: Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad, Where do we go from here? Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad, Can we ever find our way clear?

Verse 2: Walt and Jesse, partners in crime, A twisted tale of drugs and lies, The money flows, but at what cost? They’re both trapped, no matter how much they’ve lost.

Chorus: Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad, Where do we go from here? Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad, Can we ever find our way clear?

Bridge: The danger’s always lurking, The darkness never fades, Is there redemption to be found, Or will they forever be enslaved?

Chorus: Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad, Where do we go from here? Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad, Can we ever find our way clear?

Outro: Heisenberg’s in the air tonight, The end is coming, the end is nigh, Will justice prevail in the end, Or will the darkness win again?

Did the AI create song lyrics based on Breaking Bad? Yes.

Was it funny? Maybe.

But if it was funny, was it funny because of what the AI did, or because of the prompt?

If it wasn’t funny, you might blame my idea.

This opens up a lot of questions. Questions like:

Does this really resemble the songwriting style of Vince Gill?

Do the themes and references really feel like Breaking Bad, or is it just text grabbed from internet talk about the subject?

But most of all, is it funny?

Well, what do you think? Can AI do it?