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I finally read computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum’s 1976 classic “Computer Power and Human Reason.” This book deserves a massive revival in our current age of grotesque and largely thoughtless AI creep into everything:

“He argues that while machines can calculate, they cannot understand context, meaning, or values the way humans do.” This was very much true in his day but it’s becoming less and less true today.

You, more than anyone else in my replies so far, desperately need to read the book to realize why you’re so wrong about that.

There are parts in the book I wholeheartedly agree with but there are parts like that where I think it will eventually be proven wrong given enough context and tech. We are not there yet though.

That’s perfectly fine. I also don’t think we’ll make it there to find out. bsky.app/profile/fint...