clippy's genesis #34

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adam · 2025-05-20T23:41:00-04:00

adam commented

2025-05-20 23:41:00 -04:00

that news release, with Microsoft Bob is the genesis of clippy. the clip from G4TV is the guy talking about clippy being based off a misunderstanding of psychological research. Swap clips, and we want to hear from g4tv:

But then the great mistake was made, which was: well if people react to computers as though they're people, we have to put the faces of people on computers. Which in my opinion is exactly the incorrect reaction. If people are going to react to computers as though they're humans, the one thing you don't have to do is anthropomorphize them, because they're already using that part of the brain. Clippy was a program based on the research that Nass and Reeves did, and it was a tragic misinterpretation of their work."

that news release, with Microsoft Bob is the genesis of clippy. the clip from G4TV is the guy talking about clippy being based off a misunderstanding of psychological research. Swap clips, and we want to hear from g4tv: > But then the great mistake was made, which was: well if people react to computers as though they're people, we have to put the faces of people on computers. Which in my opinion is exactly the incorrect reaction. If people are going to react to computers as though they're humans, the one thing you don't have to do is anthropomorphize them, because they're already using that part of the brain. Clippy was a program based on the research that Nass and Reeves did, and it was a tragic misinterpretation of their work."

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keeno referenced this issue from a commit

2025-05-21 17:00:50 -04:00

see #34

adam commented

2025-05-21 18:13:09 -04:00

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