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(From [[ELIZA]]) The tendency of humans to attach associations to terms from prior experience. |
(From [[ELIZA]]) The tendency of humans to attach associations to terms from prior experience. |
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For example, there is nothing magic about the symbol "+" that makes it well-suited to indicate addition; it's just that |
For example, there is nothing magic about the symbol "[[+]]" that makes it well-suited to indicate addition; it's just that |
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people associate it with addition. Using "+" or "plus" to mean addition in a computer language is taking advantage of |
people associate it with addition. Using "+" or "[[plus]]" to mean [[addition]] in a computer language is taking advantage of |
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the ELIZA effect. |
the ELIZA effect. |
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Revision as of 17:07, 9 December 2001
(From ELIZA) The tendency of humans to attach associations to terms from prior experience.
For example, there is nothing magic about the symbol "+" that makes it well-suited to indicate addition; it's just that
people associate it with addition. Using "+" or "plus" to mean addition in a computer language is taking advantage of
the ELIZA effect.
The ELIZA effect is a Good Thing when writing a programming language, but it can blind you to serious shortcomings when
analysing an Artificial Intelligence system.
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See also: AI-complete, Turing Test
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