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Make Abby Laugh
Can you build something with AI that makes a real comedian laugh?
Build anything with AI. Put it in front of Abby. See if it makes her genuinely laugh.
$2,000 prize pool
Vivi EP1
One possible answer
Meet Vivi, an AI comedian we created as an experiment.
Vivi performs a joke. Michi reacts. This is one example of the kind of artifact you could build.
You do not have to build an AI comedian.
Build an agent, character, game, voice experience, video, app, interactive experiment, or something we haven't thought of yet.
The question is simple: can it make Abby laugh?
The human test
Meet Abby
Abby is a New York stand-up comedian who has been experimenting with Humor Genome on a simple question: where is AI actually funny, and where does it fall apart?
This time, Abby isn't helping the AI. She's the test.
Three steps
How it works
No elaborate rules. Build something, submit it, and face the human test.
- 1
Build
Create anything using AI that you think has a shot at making Abby laugh.
- 2
Submit
Show us what you built and how Abby can experience it.
- 3
Face Abby
Selected submissions will be put in front of Abby for the real test.
For sponsors and distribution partners
Partner with Make Abby Laugh
We're looking for companies that want builders creating with their technology.
Ways to participate
- Cash prizes
- Sponsor challenges
- API or product access
- Distribution partnerships
Best Use of [Your Product]
Offer a sponsor prize for the best submission that uses your technology to make Abby laugh.
What partners can get
- Builders actively using their technology
- Public demos and artifacts
- A dedicated sponsor award
- Finalist and winner content
- Visibility across the competition and results
Previous competition
From Humor Genome
Humor Genome previously organized the Build with Gemma: Humor Genome NYC community hackathon on Kaggle.
See previous competition results →- 7
- submissions
- 3
- award winners
- $1,500
- awarded