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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 1st February 2017

Dilbert//10154, first published nine years ago on Wednesday 1st February 2017

Robot Lawyer Has Comments


Tags

argument, robot, talk


Official transcript

Dilbert: Do you have any comments on the contract I emailed to you? Robot: Adjudicate the continuance of due diligence until an injunction repudiates the covenants. Dilbert: I was hoping for comments that make sense. Robot: You're thinking of a more expensive robot.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THE ROBOT LAWYER DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE CONTRACT I EMAILED TO YOU?

ADJUDICATE THE CONTINUANCE OF DUE DILIGENCE UNTIL AN INJUNCTION REPUDIATES THE COVENANTS.

I WAS HOPING FOR COMMENTS THAT MAKE SENSE.

YOU'RE THINKING OF A MORE EXPENSIVE ROBOT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Robot Lawyer"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a robot lawyer and a human client. The human client asks if the robot has any comments on a contract they have emailed. The robot responds by asking for comments on the due diligence until an injunction repudiates the covenants, which the human finds confusing.

Key Points:

  • The robot lawyer is depicted as being overly formal and technical in its language.
  • The human client is frustrated by the robot's response and asks for a more straightforward answer.
  • The robot lawyer eventually clarifies that it was hoping for comments that make sense, implying that it is not capable of understanding the nuances of human language.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of AI-powered legal services and the potential for misunderstandings between humans and machines. It highlights the limitations of artificial intelligence in understanding complex human communication.

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