Ironies of Automation (1983) [pdf]
Yeah, unfortunately it&#x27;s fairly easy to rebut this paper. I only had to read the abstract and the first paragraph. The last line of the first paragraph:<p>&gt; ... the more advanced a control system is, so the more crucial may be the contribution of the human operator.<p>This is absolutely true. The human operator working with an automation system needs to be way more skilled, more educated, and smarter compared to a human working as a cog in a sweatshop.<p>But this still doesn&#x27;t support the thesis that it expands the problems associated with human operator, for the very simple reason:<p>You are replacing 1000 low-skilled sweatshop workers with 5-10 (or less) highly-skilled engineers and experienced technicians. And at the same time increasing the throughput of your production system by an order of magnitude or more. It&#x27;s a complete win.<p>And I didn&#x27;t even need to invoke the role and&#x2F;or potential of modern AI (i.e., one based on ML&#x2F;DL&#x2F;DRL&#x2F;CV etc, etc), which is going to take the automation to the next level.<p>Highly recommended watch: CGPGrey &#x27;Humans Need Not Apply&#x27;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU</a><p>(in the video just look at the human labor chart regarding agriculture, at 15 second mark, and you&#x27;ll understand what I&#x27;m saying).