RE: worry, worry, worry....

D S Hendler (bison who-is-at mail.utexas.edu)
Fri, 18 Dec 1998 11:26:03 -0600

ken wrote:
> Steve, the robot is the epitome of teaching machines and since there are
> strong pressures to keep teachers from thinking for themselves
> (itselves?) there should be a great market. Any teacher who can't make
> mistakes can't vary from the program that controls it.

Yes. I think the machines will explode when their circuits overload from
their internal paradox: they are both "completely autonomous in a
highly complex environment" and yet never make a mistake.
-dave

DS Hendler, Assistant Instructor
University of Texas, Austin

"Singing is what makes the work go better. When you're singing, you forget."