Daily Reading from March 17, 2008

17 Mar 2008

Links to what I’ve been reading recently.

RIP Joseph Weizenbaum — "If you’ve ever used a bot like SmarterChild, pause and pay a moment of respect to the late Joseph Weizenbaum who died March 5, the news of which is only now making the rounds. Weizenbaum was the creator (in 1966) …"

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