Introduction

Asaf Degani

A chapter in Taming HAL, 2003, pp 1-7 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Machines and computers are everywhere, progressively changing the way we go about our lives: We “interface” with ATMs, not bank tellers. At the gas station, we quickly swipe the card, pump, and press “YES” for a receipt. We buy airline tickets on line, use automated check-in machines at the airport, and drive rental cars along unfamiliar streets using an onboard navigation system. Slowly in some cases, overnight in others, almost every aspect of our work, leisure, and consumer world has come to involve automated systems. We interact with these sophisticated devices daily, and the only face we see is the interface.

Keywords: User Interaction; Automate Control System; Automate Device; Interface Problem; Light Switch (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403982520_1

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