The Cache Flush 012: Computer Power and Human Reason
In 1964, Joseph Weizenbaum created the famous ELIZA program, with which a human user could hold a simulated therapy session. The implications of the human reactions to ELIZA and later research inspired Weizenbaum to write one of the formative cautionary
May 10, 20237m 34s
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In 1964, Joseph Weizenbaum created the famous "ELIZA" program, with which a human user could hold a simulated "therapy" session. The implications of the human reactions to ELIZA and later research inspired Weizenbaum to write one of the formative cautionary reflections on ethics in artificial intelligence. Today, as ChatGPT storms the world, this book is more relevant than ever.