> >>> I am embarrassed to say that this vaguely disrespectful exchange made me > >>> laugh out loud. > > >> Serious: why do you think this is disrespectful? > > >Not to speak for Tim, but I imagine it could be perceived as > >disrespectful because Prof. Weizenbaum has only recently passed away. > >In fact, I think the Prof would be very happy to see people having some > >fun at the expense of AI, which he saw as a real threat to human freedom. > > Exactly. Also, humor is one traditional response to negative emotions; > see all the various Gygax tributes that use humor.
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