Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 7th October 2015

Dilbert//9671, first published 11 years ago on Wednesday 7th October 2015

Computers Program Humans

Tags

robots, program, intelligence, control, medication, medicine, pill, technology, power

Official transcript

Robot: It is time to take your mood-altering prescription meds. Boss: Oh, right. Robot: Wait... IBM's Watson computer has added another prescription and sent it to your 3-D pill printer at home. Do you think robots will ever program humans? Boss: That's dumb.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT IS TIME TO TAKE YOUR MOOD-ALTERING PRESCRIPTION MEDS , RIGHT.

WAIT... IBM'S WATSON COMPUTER HAS ADDED ANOTHER PRESCRIPTION AND SENT IT TO YOUR 3-D PILL PRINTER AT HOME DO YOU THINK ROBOTS WILL EVER PROGRAM HUMANS?

THAT'S DUMB.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Robot Prescriptions"

Summary:

The comic strip features a robot and a human in an office setting. The robot, representing a medical professional, prescribes medication to the human for mood alteration. However, the human is skeptical about the prescription being sent to a 3D pill printer at home, questioning whether robots will ever program humans. The robot responds with a witty remark, "That's dumb." The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of a robot prescribing medication and the human's skepticism towards technology.

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