What is the ELIZA Effect? #shorts #explained
Channel: Prof C
Date: 2023-06-15

In AI discussion on YouTube you will often find people who attribute human-like characteristics, emotions, and intentions to non-human AIs.
This is often referred to as the ELIZA effect, named after a program from the 1960s ELIZA. This simple program basically parroted a user responses back to them and ask some basic questions. Despite its rudimentary design, ELIZA managed to convince some users that it truly understood their emotions and concerns. 
ELIZA and modern AIs process inputs and generate output based on predetermined rules. Its us humans that attribute human-like characteristics, emotions, and intentions to non-human entities. This is called Anthropomorphism, and it is rooted in our ancient ancestors' mythologies, where they personified natural elements and animals. When someone tells you that an AI thinks, It is likely they are experiencing the Eliza effect.