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Re:Show HN: Comments by Top HN Posters Analysed by IBM's Wat... by sysk on Saturday December 13, 2014 @04:31PM (#8746511)
This could make a good movie plot. The all powerful AI analyses your characteristics, gets it all wrong and assigns you to the wrong line of work (Harry Potter?) :)
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Re:Show HN: Comments by Top HN Posters Analysed by IBM's Wat... by davyjones on Sunday December 14, 2014 @09:23AM (#8748336)
Master short story scifi writer Sheckley, R. has this covered:

Bad Medicine

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/9055/9055-h/9055-h.htm

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Re:Show HN: Comments by Top HN Posters Analysed by IBM's Wat... by minimaxir on Saturday December 13, 2014 @05:32PM (#8746720)
This happens in the pilot episode of Futurama.
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Re:Show HN: Comments by Top HN Posters Analysed by IBM's Wat... by bashinator on Saturday December 13, 2014 @07:42PM (#8747058)
I thought the joke was that the AI was completely correct.
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Re:Show HN: Comments by Top HN Posters Analysed by IBM's Wat... by lstamour on Saturday December 13, 2014 @04:33PM (#8746522)
Sounds more like Divergent. Gah, can't believe I know that.
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Re:Show HN: Comments by Top HN Posters Analysed by IBM's Wat... by twobits on Saturday December 13, 2014 @09:50PM (#8747293)
Is this funny/good (movie plot)/interesting, or scary?
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