A way through the global techno-scientific culture by Sheldon Richmond.
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TextPublisher: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020Description: 1 online resource (221 pages)ISBN: 1527549224; 9781527549227Subject(s): Human-computer interaction | Computers -- Social aspects | Computers -- Social aspects | Human-computer interactionGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Way Through the Global Techno-Scientific CultureDDC classification: 004.01/9 LOC classification: QA76.9.H85 | R53 2020Online resources: Click here to access online 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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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