This is a quick skim through some articles I read over the
summer, mainly by economists, in which I explore three assumptions I think
people make about computerised (digital) technology.
The more complex and exciting technology is, the
better it is.
If you are cooking a meal, a potato peeler is useful, although you would of course rather have the Starship Enterprise.
Here
we see an unfortunate robot which came unstuck at a task which humans normally
take in our stride (literally).
Reference
BBC, 2017. Robot ‘drowns’ in fountain mishap [online]. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40642968
(accessed 26/09/2017).
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