The ELIZA effect
The ELIZA effect is a tendency to read more into computer performance than is warranted by their underlying code—e.g. the psychotherapy program ELIZA gives apparently sympathetic responses, but in fact is only utilizing a set of canned responses.
The ELIZA effect was recognized and described by ELIZA's creator, Joseph Wiezenbaum, although it was given its title by Douglas Hofstadter in 1995.
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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
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No: computers can't be creative »No: computers can't be creative
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Computers have already been creative »Computers have already been creative
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The ELIZA effect
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