Engineering
Hannele Tervola
2. tammikuuta 2008 11:14
Vastaanottajat: comments@whitehouse.gov
Dear Sirs,
I have heard that just about all mathematics has been put to computers
which can also develop new results. So human workers are no longer
needed in pure mathematics, except in checking what the computers have
counted. But the human workers make much more errors than the
computers, so having several independent computers would be much
better than having human mathematicians. Several types of work have
been put to machines entirely: no-one digs a ditch with a shovel
anymore if there is a tractor available… Similarly there should be no
need to do most of the mathematics in human minds.
This is an important thing to notice since if one takes a look at any
engineering book, one notices that it is full of mathematics: most of
the demanding engineering work could be put to computers too: just
make programs which in a case A do the calculations of type 1 and in
case B do the calculations of type 2, etc. This could speed up the
development of technology noticeably and make it much cheaper.
One advantage of this is that humans would no longer need to compete
with machines, instead they could live in ways which suit humans
better, concentrating on the guiding of the machines and of the world
at large. This way one could also get rid of the terrorists like
Unabomber who resist the artificialitiness of mathematical kind of
working life.
One possible consequence of putting engineering work to computers is
that one could maybe program the scientificial picture of the world to
computers too. That can be scary: would the computers then have too
much might without any real understanding of the world and without any
force to guide what they do. There is at least one thought of mine
that could cure such a threath: the computers could be programmed to
be goal oriented, in other words optimisation oriented. Then they
would want to get the most out of their relationship with the rest of
the world. That means an allegiancy (see this as a vector sum) with
the full health of the rest of the world since that gives the best
funtioning, the strongest working force. An allegiancy with both the
natural goals of humans and with the factors which keep up the full
working ability (= the same goals) of humans gives the strongest force
for any goal other than opposing humans as a value in itself. Feelings
can be seen as a part of full health, as a force which safeguards the
health of individuals, of the society and of the living environment as
a whole, so they too would be protected by this computer logic of
optimisation.
Thus I would like to recommend this road of putting just about all
engineering work to computers.
With best wishes, Hannele Tervola, Finland, European Union
(ei aihetta) Postilaatikko
comments@whitehouse.gov
2. tammikuuta 2008 11:14
Vastaanottajat: hannele.tervola@gmail.com
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