Uncharitably, I think this article headline is just ragebait. It made me feel "an AI event (yuck) hired a comedian (implying they wanted something non-insultin

Uncharitably, I think this article headline is just ragebait. It made me feel "an AI event (yuck) hired a comedian (implying they wanted something non-insulting). The comedian roasted them (lol, the comedian did that instead? The AI event deserved it! I hope they feel bad about themselves)". I think that was the intended effect of the headline, which as you mentioned doesn't really make sense, which is why I call it ragebait.