Imagine, I said, that this conference is finished and you have taken the train to Zurich to fly home. You have boarded your flight and the doors have been locked when you hear the following announcement blare over the loudspeaker in an artificial voice: Fellow passengers: Today, you are participating in a historic event, the first fully automated commercial flight. From this moment on, until you arrive at the gate at your destination, this plane is under the complete control of a microcomputer. There is no human pilot or co-pilot, but you need not be concerned for your safety. The program that controls the plane was accepted as a thesis project for a doctorate in computer science at X University. Bon voyage! [...] Excerpt From: The Secrets of Consulting by Gerald M. Weinberg. Scribd. This material may be protected by copyright. Read this book on Scribd: scribd/book/206525705
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