Humor serves as a 'social binding agent' [2] and 'can facilitate social interactions' [6]. People use humor to 'connect with people, to impress people, to point out absurdities, to make light of a bad situation, and to recognize universal struggles' [2]. It 'can be used as a method to easily engage in social interaction by taking away that awkward, uncomfortable, or uneasy feeling of social interactions' [6].

AI has the 'potential to both disingenuously create human bonding and to augment human’s ability to bond' [2]. Human-like social skills - like humor - are often used for human bonding [2]. As AI improves, 'we may need a way to discern genuine from disingenuous communication' [2].


What defines humor's role in human social bonding?

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