Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 20th July 1992

Dilbert//1192, first published 34 years ago on Monday 20th July 1992

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dogbert ridiculous dilbert supercomputer create model predict life brain chemistry patterns cause and effect free will mad implies

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at a desk and works on his supercomputer. Dilbert says to Dogbert, "I'm using my new supercomputer to create a model that can predict your entire life."

Dilbert continues, "You see, everything, including your brain chemistry, is subject to predictable patterns of cause and effect . . ."

Dogbert replies, "That's ridiculous. It implies that we have no free will."

Dilbert looks at the monitor and says, "Next, you start getting really mad at me."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M USING MY NEW SUPERCOMPUTER TO CREATE A MODEL THAT CAN PREDICT YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.

YOU SEE, EVERYTHING, INCLUDING YOUR BRAIN CHEMISTRY, IS SUBJECT TO PREDICTABLE PATTERNS OF CAUSE AND EFFECT...

THAT'S RIDICULOUS. IT IMPLIES THAT WE HAVE NO FREE WILL.

NEXT, YOU START GETTING REALLY MAD AT ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Predictable Patterns"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, sitting at his desk in front of a computer. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is seated across from him.

• Boss: I'm using my new supercomputer to create a model that can predict your entire life.
• Dilbert: You see, everything, including your brain chemistry, is subject to predictable patterns of cause and effect.
• Boss: That's ridiculous. It implies that we have no free will.
• Dilbert: Next, you start getting really mad at me.

The comic strip humorously highlights the tension between the boss's desire to predict and control Dilbert's life, and Dilbert's resistance to being controlled. The punchline, "Next, you start getting really mad at me," adds a layer of irony and absurdity to the situation. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the limitations of predicting human behavior and the importance of individual freedom.

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