What I had not realized is that extremely short exposures to a relatively simple computer program could induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people.

Quote of the Week 50

"What I had not realized is that extremely short exposures to a relatively simple computer program could induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people."
― Josef Weizenbaum

Triggered by the use of the quote in yesterday's tweet by Gary Marcus to comment on the recent ChatGPT euphoria:
The LinkedIn post by Dr. Kobi Leins refers to the ELIZA Effect which in turn references Weizenbaum's book "Computer Power and Human Reason" that contains the quote.

[LinkedIn] 

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