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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 7th July 2014

Dilbert//9214, first published twelve years ago on Monday 7th July 2014


Tags

computers & peripherals, frustration, inventions, no sense, standard turing test, upset, company strategy


Official transcript

Dilbert: My software can't pass a standard Turing test yet, but it does pass the pointy-haired boss test. Computer, I have a question about our company strategy. Computer: Try working smarter. Dilbert: That doesn't even make sense! CEO: I wasn't prepared to like it, but you won me over.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

MY SOFTWARE CAN'T PASS A STANDARD TURING TEST YET, BUT IT DOES PASS THE POINTY-HAIRED BOSS TEST.

COMPUTER, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT OUR COMPANY STRATEGY.

TRY WORKING SMARTER.

THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE!

I WASN'T PREPARED TO LIKE IT, BUT YOU WON ME OVER

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Boss's Test"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a receding hairline, wearing a white shirt and red tie. He is standing in front of a table with a small box on it, accompanied by a caption that reads: "My software can't pass a standard Turing test yet, but it does pass the pointy-haired boss test."

Dilbert then poses a question to the computer, asking if it has a company strategy. The computer responds with "Try working smarter." Dilbert is unimpressed, exclaiming, "That doesn't even make sense!" The computer retorts, "I wasn't prepared to like it, but you won me over."

The final panel shows the boss, a bald man with a large forehead, looking at the computer and saying, "I wasn't prepared to like it, but you won me over." The punchline of the comic strip is that the computer's response, although nonsensical, has managed to impress the boss, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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