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During the 1960s Joseph Weizenbaum created ELIZA. ELIZA created a storm of public interest in AI, as it helped thousands overcome their personal problems. ELIZA was a psychiatrist, particularly one that posed analytical questions for every answer the user gave it. Though sometimes they may have seemed ambiguous, people actually felt ELIZA could take care of their needs just as well as any other therapist. They became emotionally involved with ELIZA, even Weizenbaum's secretary demanded to be left alone with the program


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