Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 31st January 2013

Dilbert//8692, first published thirteen years ago on Thursday 31st January 2013

Tags

fear inventions machine learning track customers machines take over annihilate all humans

Official transcript

CEO: Our machine learning technology allows us to track customer preferences and use that knowledge to manipulate them. Dilbert: That seems like the step that happens right before the machines take over the earth and annihilate all humans. CEO: There's always one person in every crowd who says that. Dilbert: Not for much longer, apparently.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS US TO TRACK CUSTOMER PREFERENCES AND USE THAT KNOWLEDGE TO MANIPULATE THEM.

THAT SEEMS LIKE THE STEP THAT HAPPENS RIGHT BEFORE THE MACHINES TAKE OVER THE EARTH AND ANNIHILATE ALL HUMANS.

THERE'S ALWAYS ONE PERSON IN EVERY CROWD WHO SAYS THAT.

NOT FOR MUCH LONGER, APPARENTLY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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