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Humor makes it easier to forgive AI mistakes

People are up to 47.8% more forgiving of AI’s mistakes when the AI uses self-deprecating humor (e.g. “My non-brain just froze”) vs no humor.

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Thomas McKinlay
May 26, 2026

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