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Joseph Weizenbaum
Pioneers

Joseph Weizenbaum

Wrote ELIZA, then spent his life warning about it.

1923–2008United States
Wikipedia

Built ELIZA in 1966 and was disturbed by how readily people confided in it. Became one of the field's earliest and most serious internal critics.

Known for
ELIZAThe ELIZA effect

1 CareerEvery role we can document, most recent first

  1. 1963–198825 yrsMITProfessor

1 Books & papersPublished work, oldest first

  1. 1976Computer Power and Human Reason

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