The problem with ELIZA
Eliza used simple pattern matching
- “Well, my boyfriend made me come here”
- “Your boyfriend made you come here?”
Eliza written by Joseph Weizenbaum
Weizenbaum so upset at credibility of users…
- his secretary wanted to use it only in private
- psychotherapists excited at prospect of Eliza-booths
… he wrote a book to debunk the possibilities
- “Computer Power and Human Reason”