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Certainly one of the first algos to demonstrate that humans are quite accepting of a hint of machine intelligence that is laughably far from what they are proje

• syndicatedjelly 2y ago
  Weizenbaum was certainly cynical of and horrified by people’s willingness to accept these machines so easily. But this paper didn’t express those concerns directly, but felt rather hopeful and forward-looking. Yes, look how ridiculous this sample interaction is. But the fact that we all agree that this is ridiculous, means we can all agree to move forward together, with a common understanding of what “better” is. I am not sure if I agree with this sentiment (the way forward in computing has arguably never been entirely clear), but I still am excited for the future