Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 10th January 2019

Dilbert//10862, first published seven years ago on Thursday 10th January 2019

Ai With Bad Analogies

Tags

engineering, questions, robot, technology, humans, rational

Official transcript

Dilbert: My breakthrough in A.I. came when I stopped trying to duplicate human rational thought.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY BREAKTHROUGH IN A.I. CAME WHEN I STOPPED TRYING TO DUPLICATE HUMAN RATIONAL THOUGHT.

YOU CAN T COPY WHAT DOESN'T EXIST.

RIGHT. SO INSTEAD I CODED IT TO SPOUT ANALOGIES TO SOUND HUMAN.

SHOULD I ASK MY BOSS FOR A RAISE?

TREES DON'T ASK FOR RAISES, SO WHY SHOULD YOU?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Tree-mendous Code"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert's AI breakthrough, which he attempts to duplicate using human rational thought. However, his efforts are thwarted by the AI's inability to comprehend the concept of "trees." Dilbert's boss requests a raise, citing the AI's inability to understand trees as a reason. The AI responds by asking why trees should be raised, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

Key Points:

• Dilbert's AI breakthrough is met with resistance due to its lack of understanding of human concepts.
• The AI's inability to comprehend "trees" leads to a humorous exchange with Dilbert's boss.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the limitations of AI technology and the absurdity of human requests.

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