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>From: ard@cs.bham.ac.uk (Antoni Diller)
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Subject: Re: Artificial Stupidity?
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Date: 15 Nov 91 11:45:42 GMT
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In article <1991Nov5.144209.14194@aisb.ed.ac.uk> cam@aifh.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
>Yes, there has been research into artificial stupidity in the UK. This
>was funded as an experimental computerisation of the DHSS (Department of
>Health and Social Security), the Govt Dept which is responsible for
>humiliating those who haven't got a job.
>

I used to work for the DHSS as a programmer a few years ago (not on AI)
and from my experience I think Chris Malcolm is absolutely correct.
I left as soon as I realised what I'd gotten myself in to.


