Eliza and Siri

I love this. Jordan Mechner introduced the iPhone AI Siri to the MIT devleoped “AI” created in 1960. The result is wonderful and meta-intelligent.

Eliza was the first e-therapist - and she was my first experience with therapy. I love that she’s based on Rogerian principals rather than Freudian.

Check out what happens when two great artificial minds meet!

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ELIZA

Hello, I am Eliza.

SIRI

Hi.

ELIZA

How are you today? What would you like to discuss?

SIRI

I’m fine. Thanks for asking.

ELIZA

How long have you been fine. Thanks for asking?

SIRI

Hmm… Let me think…

ELIZA

Do you doubt you?

SIRI

I found three hotels matching “W” fairly close to you.

ELIZA

Oh…?

SIRI

With whom would you like to speak?

ELIZA

You’re not really talking about me, are you?

SIRI

Should I look for businesses by that name?

ELIZA

I don’t care about names. Please go on.