A way through the global techno-scientific culture / by Sheldon Richmond.
Computers are supposed to be smart, yet they frustrate both ordinary users and computer technologists. Why are people frustrated by smart machines? Computers don't fit people. People think in terms of comparisons, stories, and analogies, and seek feedback, whereas computers are based on a funda...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
[2020]
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| Summary: | Computers are supposed to be smart, yet they frustrate both ordinary users and computer technologists. Why are people frustrated by smart machines? Computers don't fit people. People think in terms of comparisons, stories, and analogies, and seek feedback, whereas computers are based on a fundamental design that does not fit with analogical and feedback thinking. They impose a binary, an all-or-nothing, approach to everything. Moreover, the social world and institutions that have developed around computer technology hide and reinforce the lack of alignment between computers and people. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (221 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781527549227 1527549224 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 10, 2020) |