Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 13th July 2017

Dilbert//10316, first published nine years ago on Thursday 13th July 2017

Home Speaker Prototype

Tags

technology, robot, speaker, invention, sentience

Official transcript

Boss: I need you to design a home speaker that can compete with Amazon Alexa and Google Home. How long before you'll have a prototype? Dilbert: Give me fifteen minutes. Robot: Would I be living with a human family in this scenario? Dilbert: Only your head.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED YOU TO DESIGN A HOME SPEAKER THAT CAN COMPETE WITH AMAZON ALEXA AND GOOGLE HOME.

HOW LONG BEFORE YOULL HAVE A PROTOTYPE?

GIVE ME FIFTEEN MINUTES.

WOULD I BE LIVING WITH A HUMAN FAMILY IN THIS SCENARIO?

ONLY YOUR HEAD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Designing a Home Speaker"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2017, features a conversation between a man and a robot. The man requests that the robot design a home speaker that can compete with Amazon Alexa and Google Home. The robot responds by asking how long before the man will have a prototype, to which the man replies, "Give me fifteen minutes." The robot then asks if the man would be living with a human family in this scenario, to which the man responds, "Only your head." The robot's response is humorous, implying that the man's request is absurd and that the robot will only be interacting with the man's head. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of creating a smart speaker that can understand and respond to human needs, highlighting the challenges and limitations of artificial intelligence.

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