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|    Bret Cahill to All    |
|    Re: Retro Button Would Further Automatio    |
|    16 Mar 19 07:04:05    |
      From: bretcahill@aol.com              > Put a retro or "my kingdom for a horse" switch on anything that seems       unnecessarily over automated or when the additional sophistication is of a       minor advantage.       >       > If anything doesn't seem perfect, tap the retro switch and you are back to       flying by the seat of your pants or at least something that is less       complicated / more proven technology.       >       > It may seem counter intuitive but this would actually _further_ automation       and sophistication by taking some of the pressure off the designers trying to       get every unanticipated situation right the first time.       >       > It may also reduce some of the concerns about AI.       >       > It's astounding this isn't SOP in every design engineering dept.                     https://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2019/03/15/boeing-jumps       on-report-of-737-max-software-fix-in.html              Just make sure it's hack proof.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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