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Eliza review – an ambitious, unsettling play about the birth of AI

The GuardianPublished 1 hour ago

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Tom Holloway's play 'Eliza' dramatizes the creation of the early AI program ELIZA by Joseph Weizenbaum at MIT in 1966, exploring its unexpected psychological impact on users and the unsettling consequences that follow. The production draws artistic inspiration from Kafka's The Trial, blending historical context with surreal elements.

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