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

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