Weizenbaum rejected the notion that machines could replace human intellect. He argued instead that such devices were just tools, and extensions of the human mind. He further stressed that computers’ understanding of language was entirely dependent on the context in which they were used. Furthermore, Weizenbaum argued that a more general computer understanding of human language was not possible.
#AI was figured out in 1966. A tool. A toy perhaps. It's just a glorified chat bot.
Change My Mind.
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