The main thing I learned from the article is that computers may be able to calculate things quicker and more effeciently than humans but they have no emotion or wisdom. This is why the idea that machines and/or computers will take over is a very scary thing. Since computers have no emotion they will make decisions that are not what is in our best interest. Although, on teh surface it may appear so. For example, what if computers begin to dictate what patients get opetrated on and what type pf prcedure is used. A computer will only use facts when making their decision. They will not base their decision on what is in the best interest of that person.
That is the scary thing about computers. They lack reason. Our reason is what some people see as our essence for existing. That is also the scary thing about the program called "Doctor". Weizenbaum belives that when people see this program in action they will make the mistake to assume that a machine can really replace a doctor. A doctor knows a patient personally and most of the time makes his or her decisions based on that. Leaving it up to a machine to decide what is the appropriate step to take, in Weizenbaum's opinion this isn'e the wise thing to do.
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