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Back in the primordial days of AI, PARRY was an ELIZA-style chatbot created by psychiatrist Kenneth … ‘PARRY Encounters the DOCTOR’ — Chatbot on Chatbot Action Circa 1973Read more

Tyler Hall: We all know about macOS Tahoe’s terrible app icons and how 3rd party developers … Mac Apps Can Escape From Squircle Jail If They’re Not in the Mac App StoreRead more

After my reading my posts earlier today about ELIZA, the first “hit” chatbot from the 1960s, … ‘Searching for SmarterChild’ KickstarterRead more

The ELIZA Archaeology Project: ELIZA is the original and highly influential chatbot that launched the genre … The ELIZA Archaeology ProjectRead more

I vaguely recall first trying some version of ELIZA back in the 1990s. I never found … My Conversation With ELIZARead more

“Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the former majority leader, was hospitalized on June 14. … Why Can’t the Left Understand That a Politician’s Mysterious Illness Is Between Him and His Doctor?Read more

Dr. Drang, in a post replete with examples of icons of popular apps from the original … App Icon Conventions From the Original MacintoshRead more

Did someone say group trip? Yes please, Abilene paradox. We should absolutely go to an undisclosed … Let’s Drive This Friend Group Right Into the AbyssRead more

“An oysterman who has never held elected office, Mr. Platner has been dogged by controversies since … If Only There Had Been a Sign That the Face-Melting Nazi from Indiana Jones Wouldn’t Make a Good SenatorRead more

Sarah Perez, writing for TechCrunch: With the latest iOS 27 developer beta, Apple is giving testers … OS 27 Developer Beta 3 Enables New ‘Pace’ and ‘Expressivity’ Sliders for Siri’s New VoicesRead more