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"Weizenbaum’s pessimism made him a lonely figure among computer scientists during the last three decades of his life; he would be less lonely in 2023."
Compelling @guardian long read about Joseph Weizenbaum, the Eliza Effect and the importance of his critique in current debates on technology.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/25/joseph-weizenbaum-inventor-eliza-chatbot-turned-against-artificial-intelligence-ai
@Weizenbaum_Institut @guardian When he received his honorary doctorate at TU Berlin he said: "I am not a pessimist, but I think my grandchildren will not die of a natural cause". I fear he indeed was a realist.
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I had the honour to meet him when he held a talk during my senior year in secondary school. It was a rather chilling event if your brain continues down the rabbit holes he was pointing at.