Instruction tables will have to be made up by mathematicians with computing experience and perhaps a certain puzzle-solving ability. There need be no real danger of it ever becoming a drudge, for any processes that are quite mechanical may be turned over to the machine itself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Mathematicians should design instruction tables, but mechanical tasks can be left to machines.
- In plain terms
- Experts make plans, machines do the boring work.
- What can you take from it?
- Delegate repetitive tasks to technology.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What work should be automated?
- How do you balance creativity and routine?
Another view
Designing instructions still requires human oversight.
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