[TriLUG] OT: early computer program that played the role of a psychologist

[Joseph E. ODoherty]

Eliza. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA

On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 07:45:25AM -0700, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
> I'm writing something that talks about the Turing test for 
> human mimicry. I remember an early computer program that ran 
> on a teletype/console that played the role of a 
> psychologist. It was very simple minded but fooled many 
> people, who were upset when it was disconnected. I thought 
> the computer program's name was LISA.
> 
> Looking with google for "psychology counselling computer 
> program turing test" doesn't find anything.
> 
> Anyone know the computer program I'm talking about?
> 
> Joe
> 
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