Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 25th October 2015

Dilbert//9689, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 25th October 2015

Tags

computer, robot, replacement, doctor, medicine, obsolete, job, diagnose, necessity, technology, invention, business, medical

Official transcript

Doctor: IBM's Watson supercomputer has diagnosed your symptoms. The computer just ordered the meds you need. They will be delivered in an hour by drone. Dilbert: Looks like your job as a doctor is becoming obsolete. Doctor: Ha ha! No. You still need a doctor and a nurse to make the system work. For example, the computer can't read its own screen and speak those words to patients. Dilbert: Actually, it can. Doctor: But the computer doesn't have a nurse. Dilbert: What does the nurse do? Nurse: I stab him if he tries to do more than read the screen.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IBM'S WATSON SUPERCOMPUTER HAS DIAGNOSED YOUR SYMPTOMS.

THE COMPUTER JUST ORDERED THE MEDS YOU NEED. THEY WILL BE DELIVERED IN AN HOUR BY DRONE.

LOOKS LIKE YOUR JOB AS A DOCTOR IS BECOMING OBSOLETE.

HA HA! NO. YOU STILL NEED A DOCTOR AND A NURSE TO MAKE THE SYSTEM WORK.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMPUTER CAN'T READ ITS OWN SCREEN AND SPEAK THOSE WORDS TO PATIENTS.

ACTUALLY, IT CAN.

BUT THE COMPUTER DOESN'T HAVE A NURSE.

WHAT DOES THE NURSE DO?

I STAB HIM IF HE TRIES TO DO MORE THAN READ THE SCREEN.

ADAPTED FROM AN OLD PILOT JOKE

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Computer's Diagnosis"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a red shirt, visiting his doctor, who is a man with black hair and a white lab coat. The doctor uses a computer to diagnose Dilbert's symptoms, which are:

• A headache
• A runny nose

The doctor prescribes medication and instructs Dilbert to deliver the meds via drone in an hour. However, Dilbert is skeptical of the diagnosis and the use of technology in healthcare.

Key Points:

• The doctor uses a computer to diagnose Dilbert's symptoms
• The doctor prescribes medication and instructs Dilbert to deliver the meds via drone
• Dilbert is skeptical of the diagnosis and the use of technology in healthcare
• The comic strip pokes fun at the increasing reliance on technology in healthcare and the potential consequences of over-reliance on computers

Overall:

The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the role of technology in healthcare and the potential consequences of over-reliance on computers. It highlights the importance of human interaction and judgment in medical diagnosis and treatment.

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