Computers Don't Argue

"Computers Don't Argue" is a 1965 science fiction short story by American writer Gordon R. Dickson, about the dangers of relying too strongly upon computers. It was nominated for a Nebula Award in 1966. Dickson borrows the basic premise and general structure of James Thurber's 1949 The New Yorker story "File and Forget" (which chronicles the author's losing battle seeking to return some unwanted books sent him by his publisher), but instead of humor weaves his rendering into a dark and forbiddingly cautionary tale.