Mr. Price:
Automation as we know it at present has replaced the human operator only in those fields where two basic functions are being performed: the production of energy in order to perform work, and the exercise of simple judgment and control. So far as the second of these is concerned, the replacement of the human agency by the mechanical agency is even now still only in its infancy. Historically speaking, the replacement of muscle came long before the replacement of mind. We are now, however, reaching a new and significant point in the development of instrument control technology, at which quite complex behavior patterns and therefore the ability to exercise judgment can be built into our automatic handling machinery. As a self-processing control instrument, even the human brain is by no means foolproof, and - and until recently even the most sophisticated control system would be subject to measurable error through imperfect instrumentation as well as *human* fallibility, that is to say through faulty programming or human interference and misuse.
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