How do we solve the problem of human-machine communication? By attempting to make machines behave like humans. The answer seems simple but implementing the solution is a much more complex challenge. If the goal is to have a machine correspond in a meaningful way, like humans do, or acquire a "sameness", there is an intricate human reality that designers and computer scientists need to implement. Humans have an endless amount of subtleties that are difficult to define and calculate when constructing a machine. Our language has a long lineage to its roots, and because this is one of the main tools that has helped us advance as a society, it can not be so easily mimicked in a machine system. We are able to adapt to multitude of unpredictable circumstances in daily life. There is also a much larger amount of flexibility to humans than machines. Our conversations are not scripted, they are spontaneous and misunderstanding is a natural consequence of human interaction. Attempting to program this in a computer requires a deep understanding of how people behave socially, and in every possible manner. This can not be predicted to a definite possibility let alone programmed as a strategy for human-machine interaction. The coach observes and intuits, while the machine anticipates a specific outcome. The term "graceful interaction" lends itself as the model for Natural Language Processing. Perhaps today the term "graceful" can be replaced with "fluid". This encompasses the needs in design, learning, and implementation. Intelligence is a fluid and embodied process. Remember Clippy, your Word processing assistant?.... We felt that this was an example of attempting to create this graceful interaction. RIP Clippy...
We were really amazed by the idea of ubiquitous computing, where the machine is able to recognize the environmental changes that it is in and react to the changes according to the user’s needs. As the author stated in the article, “The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.” The ubiquitous machines in different sizes and wireless networks that support hundreds of devices in a single room changed people’s perception and interaction to machines.
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