ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Dissociated press

Imagine you have a big box, and inside that box, you have many little boxes. Each one of those little boxes has a word written on it. And you can use those little boxes to make fun sentences.

Dissociated press is something like that. But instead of little boxes with words, it uses computers and algorithms that mix and match words from different sources to make new sentences. It's like a computer game that mixes words and creates funny sentences.

Here's an example: Let's say you have a computer program that takes a sentence from a news article about politics and mixes it with sentences from a recipe website. It can create something like "The United States passed a bill for banana bread. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, and baking powder. Stir in mashed bananas, eggs, and milk."

It doesn't make sense, right? But that's the whole point. Dissociated press is like a game, and the results can be completely random and sometimes funny. It's a fun way to see how different words go together or how they can create a bizarre combination of ideas.

But remember, dissociated press is not to be taken seriously. It's just a fun activity for people who like playing with words and who want to see what happens when they combine different sentences.