How The Inventor of the First Chatbot Turned Against AI

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Joseph Weizenbaum, the creator of the Eliza program in 1966, expressed significant concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) despite his pioneering work in chatbot technology. The article highlights how Eliza, an early AI program, was perceived as intelligent and even used for therapeutic purposes by the public. Weizenbaum's later critiques of AI emphasize the ethical implications and the limitations of such technologies, contrasting sharply with modern advancements like ChatGPT, which are direct descendants of Eliza.

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A lengthy, but interesting, article about Joseph Weizenbaum, the guy that created the Eliza program back in 1966; Chat/GPT is an out-growth of Eliza. I remember that a limited Eliza was available on the early microcomputers in the late 1970's. It was rather convincing (or astonishing) for much of the general public.

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...bot-turned-against-artificial-intelligence-ai

Several references are in the article for those that care to pursue the subject more deeply.

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I remember hearing that people really used it as therapy, thinking it was so intelligent with its questioning responses to their responses.

Later, I learned that in public talks, the people who ask questions are seen by the audience as smarter than the speaker. It appears this sentiment prevails here with Eliza as well.
 
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