I was testing LLMs’ sense of Tamil humor with this quote:
Extend this post with more funny Tamil words that end with .ai - mentioning why they’re funny.
Chenn.ai is the artificial intelligence capital of India.
Kadal.ai
Kad.ai
Dos.ai
Vad.ai
Ad.ai
Thal.ai
Mallig.ai
Aratt.ai
And finally
Podad.ai
All spoken in namma bash.ai 😅
The Chinese models didn’t fare well.
DeepSeek made up words.
- Mood.ai - An AI that perfectly captures your mood.
- Sokk.ai - The AI for when you’re bored.
- Thanni.ai - A hydration assistant.
Qwen too.
- Kozhamb.ai - AI cooking spicy emotional support curry.
- Kuttr.ai - it’s got drama and a side of gossip.
- Sutta.ai - The AI that’s seen things too many things.
[Kimi](http://Click the link to view conversation with Kimi AI Assistant https://www.kimi.com/share/d3jipjcn907c4b502agg) was confused with Hindi.
- Kalyan.ai - The match-making AI.
- Gol.ai - rounds up to the nearest “gol” (ten).
Claude didn’t know Tamil well either.
- Kumb.ai - Worships AI models every 12 years.
- Thamb.ai - Younger sibling AI.
- Chet.ai - The AI assistant named after the city.
ChatGPT got every word right, but has no sense of humor.
- Sir.ai - “Prison.” Where you go after 15 failed CAPTCHA attempts.
- Il.ai - “Leaf.” For all your “green AI” posts. 🌿
- Vil.ai - “Price.” Where your token bill lives. 💸
Grok was a bit better. Got the words right and some were funny.
- Mand.ai - skull-crushing smarts.
- Maapill.ai - the ultimate matchmaker.
- Yaan.ai - elephant-powered AI? Trunk calls incoming!
The app that really got this right was Gemini.
- Tholl.ai (தொல்லை - Nuisance) - annoyance as a service.
- Kaval.ai (கவலை - Worry) - AI that simulates anxiety, so you don’t have to.
- Vazhukk.ai (வழுக்கை - Bald Head) - AI satellite imagery to track receding hairlines.
- Aam.ai (ஆமை - Tortoise) - slow AI.
- Sand.ai (சண்டை - Fight) - Discourse-as-a-Disaster service.
- Sodhan.ai (சோதனை - Ordeal) - AI that exists to test your patience.