Alone Together

By Sherry Turkle

Emily Fisher

The Robotic Moment

“ELIZA”

• Program designed to act as a psychotherapist• Acted as an outlet, although the

users were not actually speaking to anyone• The “ELIZA” effect – “human

complicity in a digital fantasy”

“The Singularity”

• The moment when all is technically possible

“Alive Enough”

• Phrase used as a measure of relational readiness• Children born after the 90s have had

to put distinctions between living objects and non-living objects based on traits other than movement

The Networked

Staying Connected

• People have become obsessed with their cell phones

• Brings about danger, such as distracted driving

Anxiety • Anonymity of technology

• Withdrawal

• Avoiding confrontation