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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 23rd June 2016

Dilbert//9931, first published ten years ago on Thursday 23rd June 2016

Block Of Wood Is In A Bad Mood


Tags

ai, artificial intelligence, scam, gullible, emotions, deception


Official transcript

CEO: I heard you invented a device with human intelligence and human emotions. Can I ask it a question? Wally: It's in a bad mood. It's not talking. CEO: Wow! It's just like people! Wally: You'd better leave before you make it cry.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I HEARD YOU INVENTED A DEVICE WITH HUMAN INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN EMOTIONS.

CAN I ASK IT A QUESTION?

IT'S IN A BAD MOOD.

IT'S NOT TALKING.

WOW! IT'S JUST LIKE PEOPLE!

YOU'D BETTER LEAVE BEFORE YOU MAKE IT CRY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Device with Human Intelligence and Emotions"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two characters, a man and a woman, who are discussing a device that has been invented to possess human intelligence and emotions. The woman asks the man if he can ask the device a question, and he responds by asking if it's in a bad mood, to which the device replies that it's not talking. The woman then asks the man to leave before she makes the device cry.

Key Points:

  • The device has been invented to possess human intelligence and emotions.
  • The man asks the device if it's in a bad mood, and it responds that it's not talking.
  • The woman asks the man to leave before she makes the device cry.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of creating a device that can think and feel like a human being.

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