Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 26th June 2010
Dilbert//7742, first published sixteen years ago on Saturday 26th June 2010
Tags
failure estimate hallucinate assumption make up understanding
Official transcript
The Boss says, "Can you get me some failure estimates for our next gen product?"
Dilbert says, "I can if you like numbers that are based on hallucinated assumptions."
The Boss says, "I kind of do."
Dilbert says, "I think we have an understanding."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
CAN YOU GET ME SOME FAILURE ESTIMATES FOR OUR NEXT GEN PRODUCT?
I CAN IF YOU LIKE NUMBERS THAT ARE BASED ON HALLUCINATED ASSUMPTIONS KIND OF DO.
I THINK WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Hallucinated Assumptions"
Summary:
The comic strip features a conversation between Dilbert and his boss. The boss asks Dilbert for failure estimates for their next-generation product, to which Dilbert responds that he can provide numbers based on "hallucinated assumptions." The boss is satisfied with this approach, stating that he thinks they have an understanding. Dilbert then asks if he can like numbers that are based on hallucinated assumptions, to which the boss replies, "I kind of do." The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of relying on unproven assumptions in business decision-making.
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