PART 3 - THE THIRD AXIS CHAPTER 13: SPECKLED INTELLIGENCE Ironies of Automation

"Designers may seek to eliminate unreliable human operators while leaving those same operators responsible for tasks they cannot automate."

Bainbridge identifies a central designer's irony. An operator considered unreliable enough to replace may still be assigned the tasks designers cannot automate, potentially without adequate support. This provides the foundation for the section's Designer's Irony.

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