Hi Roger, Sc. 2.2 of your paper begins:
> Automation refers to the performance of a predetermined procedure, or to > response in predetermined ways to alternative stimuli. It is observable in > humans, e.g. under hypnosis, and is designed-into many kinds of artefacts. > > The rather different notion of autonomy means, in humans, the capacity for > independent decision and action. It is associated with the notions of > consciousness, sentience, self-awareness, free will and > self-determination.echnology works. We can reasonably describe driverless > "AI" as a system which does continual, very intensive, statistical analysis > of data from vehicle sensors in order to match patterns requiring specific > actions. By way of contrast, a conscious human attaches meanings, values, and intentionality to their perceptions. "The vehicle over there is a highly polished ute with lowered suspension, roll bars, and a young driver who is seething with impatience." "The sign on the right warns of merged lanes 1Km ahead." And so on... I think this difference needs to be more widely appreciated. ------- About the time in the late 60's when AI in practice became rule-based systems, DEC developed one for an English manufacturer of pies on a massive scale. This company had an employee with an uncanny knack for forecasting the number of pies which should be baked. He'd sniff the weather, consider what football matches were scheduled, and consult his intuition, but he unfortunately wished to retire. DEC's rule-based system replaced his forecasts, and I understand it was quite successful. Cheers, David L. _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
