Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 19th August 2015

Dilbert//9622, first published 11 years ago on Wednesday 19th August 2015

Software Killed Ted

Tags

invention, software, free will, behavior, murder, anger, glitch, malfunction, control, self control, psychology, engineering

Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Dilbert Invents an External Brain Stimulator

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE A REPORT THAT YOU KILLED TED IN A CAFETERIA BRAWL.

NOT EXACTLY MY BRAIN STIMULATOR HAD A SOFTWARE GLITCH, AND IT MADE ME HOMICIDAL FOR A MINUTE.

SO.

SOFTWARE YOU'RE A KILLED TED.

MURDERER, I WAS ONLY RIGHT?

THE WEAPON

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Software Killed Ted"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two characters, one of whom has been accused of killing Ted in a cafeteria brawl. However, the accused reveals that the true culprit was a software glitch that caused his brain stimulator to malfunction, leading to a homicidal rampage. The conversation unfolds as follows:

• The accuser reports that Ted was killed in a cafeteria brawl.
• The accused responds that it was not him, but rather his brain stimulator, which was affected by a software glitch.
• The accuser is skeptical, but the accused explains that the glitch made him homicidal for a minute, leading to the killing.
• The accuser asks if the accused is a murderer, and the accused replies that he was only the weapon used by the software glitch.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of technology gone wrong and the absurdity of blaming a person for a crime committed by a malfunctioning device.

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