Weizenbaum’s nightmares: how the inventor of the first chatbot turned against AI

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Weizenbaum’s nightmares: how the inventor of the first chatbot turned against AI

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Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum was there at the dawn of artificial intelligence – but he was also adamant that we must never confuse computers with humans

Long but a good read. The fascinating life of Joseph Weizenbaum, the creator of ELIZA.

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