Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Automation Makes Us Dumb - WSJ

Automation Makes Us Dumb - WSJ: The limits and limitations of automation.



"When system designers begin a project, they first consider the capabilities of computers, with an eye toward delegating as much of the work as possible to the software. The human operator is assigned whatever is left over, which usually consists of relatively passive chores such as entering data, following templates and monitoring displays."


Finding a new role for the human.

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