This is vague but it was a while ago... some researcher was trying to make AI more accessible to the public by downplaying high expectations. She represented i

This is vague but it was a while ago... some researcher was trying to make AI more accessible to the public by downplaying high expectations. She represented it as a cartoon dog, amiable, willing, but evidently none too bright. I believe it was no more than an experiment, though a clever one. Ring anyone's bell?