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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 26th June 2010

Dilbert//7742, first published sixteen years ago on Saturday 26th June 2010


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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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