Joseph Weizenbaum's influential 1976 book Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment To Calculation (San Francisco: W. Joseph Weizenbaum ( Berlin, January 8, 1923 – March 5, 2008) was a German-American author and professor emeritus of H. Freeman, 1976; ISBN 0-7167-0463-3) displays his ambivalence towards computer technology and lays out his case: while artificial intelligence may be possible, we should never allow computers to make important decisions because computers will always lack human qualities such as compassion and wisdom. Compassion is a profound human Emotion prompted by the pain of others Wisdom is a concept of personal gaining of Knowledge, Understanding, Experience, discretion and intuitive understanding, along with a capacity This he sees as a consequence of their not having been raised in the emotional environment of a human family.
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- Review of Computer Power and Human Reason
- Excerpt from Computer Power and Human Reason
- Documentary Film on Joseph Weizenbaum, his life, his book and his humor Weizenbaum. Rebel at Work.
- Joseph Weizenbaum, Famed Programmer, Is Dead at 85, New York Times
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