When your fridge knows you better than you do

A light-hearted take on how technology can sometimes become too smart for its own good. The first joke imagines an AI-enabled refrigerator that tracks its owner’s habits so closely that even late-night cravings become a matter of scrutiny. The sec...

A man buys an expensive AI- enabled refrigerator. The salesman says, 'It learns your habits.' Three weeks later, the man returns looking exhausted.

Salesman: What's wrong?

Man: Every night at 11.30, I walk towards it and it locks itself.


Salesman: Health optimisation.

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Man: Yesterday, I stood in front of it and said, 'Open up. I only want water.' It replied, 'We both know why you're here, Rajiv.' But I ordered a pizza. The fridge somehow detected this and sent me a notification: 'I'm not angry. I'm disappointed.' I want a normal fridge.
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Salesman [points across showroom]: That one has no AI. And it has one smart feature. If you open it after midnight, a small light comes on.

Man [bursts into tears]: At last. Technology that minds its own business.

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Shrinking Result

A man went to a psychiatrist and said, 'Doctor, everyone ignores me.'
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Psychiatrist: Any family history?

Man: Yes. My wife ignores me too. As do my two children.
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Psychiatrist: Excellent news. You're not paranoid. You're just unpopular.
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