Why do humans anthropomorphize inanimate objects? Here we are on the brink of advances in AI, and we’re still failing the reverse Turing test with a simple shell script from the 1960s. Let’s explore the curious twists and turns of how humans relate to technology and get to know the Eliza effect. And maybe you won’t be impressed with Eliza, but you won’t be forgetting Laurie B. Andrews any time soon…
Related: My previous nattering on how much power AI is getting over us even now.
More stuff about robots and AI:
- Our Continuously Evolving Relationship With AI
- The 100th Anniversary of the Robot Apocalypse
- I Sing the Body Electric – Songs About Computers
