How to stop AI from seeming conscious
The design challenge of demystifying AI that seems human is not new. In the 1960s, the psychologist Joseph Weizenbaum created ELIZA, an early program that mimicked a psychotherapist. Even though ELIZA relied only on simple pattern-matching, many users reported feeling understood. Weizenbaum himself was startled by the intensity of those reactions, and he spent much […]