Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 30th June 1989

Dilbert//76, first published 37 years ago on Friday 30th June 1989

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computer women personality technology psychology

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his desk. Dilbert says, "There . . . My program proves that pretty women have extremely bad personalities."

Dilbert continues, "This is based on the input that pretty women are never nice to me."

Dogbert asks, "Why does the screen say 'or you are a geek?'"

Dilbert replies, "Darn! I thought I fixed that bug."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THERE ... MY PROGRAM PROVES THAT PRETTY WOMEN HAVE EXTREMELY BAD PERSONALITIES.

THIS IS BASED ON THE INPUT THAT PRETTY WOMEN ARE NEVER NICE TO ME.

WHY DOES THE SCREEN SAY, "OR YOU ARE A GEEK"?

DARN! I THOUGHT I FIXED THAT BUG.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Geek Filter"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with Dogbert, a small white dog with a mischievous expression. The dialogue reveals that Dilbert's computer program has a bias against "pretty women" and is based on the input that "pretty women are never nice to me." This leads to a humorous exchange where Dilbert questions the screen's statement, "Or you are a geek?" and the screen responds with a sarcastic comment about fixing the bug. The strip pokes fun at the idea of algorithms and computer programs reflecting human biases and stereotypes.

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