Eliza review - an ambitious, unsettling play about the birth of AI
The play 'Eliza' at the Melbourne Theatre Company explores the early history of artificial intelligence through the lens of computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum. The review critiques the production for its jarring tonal shifts and failure to capture the human element of AI's genesis.
Why it matters
As AI becomes a dominant contemporary obsession, examining its historical origins provides context for current ethical and social debates.
Dan Spielman as German-American computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum in Eliza, a Melbourne Theatre Company production about the birth of AI. Photograph: Pia Johnson Dan Spielman as German-American computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum in Eliza, a Melbourne Theatre Company production about the birth of AI. Photograph: Pia Johnson Australian theatre Review Eliza review – an ambitious, unsettling play about the birth of AI Melbourne Theatre Company While the cast is excellent, a play that sends us back to artificial intelligence’s genesis moment should feel more human than this
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