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From: rggoebel@watdragon.UUCP (Randy Goebel LPAIG)
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Subject: Re: Weizenbaum keynote address at U of Waterloo (long)
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Date: Sun, 2-Nov-86 13:43:11 EST
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Both reviews of Weizenbaum's lectures were quite polite; while it is important
to consider both the means and ends of one's work, it is unrealistic to believe
that some loosely defined community like ``computer scientists'' are all morally
bankrupt, and should collectively rethink their position.  Weizenbaum's motiva-
tion is well taken...but he has no suggestion of what to do about it.

As far as science goes, Weizenbaum believes that certain things about human
intelligence are currently unexplainable, and should remain that way.  There is
nothing scientific about that attitude.  I don't believe that Weizenbaum created
ANY worthwhile controversy with his lectures.