ISBN10: 354019567X, ISBN13: 9783540195672, [publisher: Springer] Softcover Like New
[Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1990]

Springer 1989 perfect Good Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

ISBN10: 354019567X, ISBN13: 9783540195672, [publisher: Springer] Softcover reprint edition. 224 pages. 9.53x6.69x0.52 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1990]

London Springer 1989 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Contains: Unspecified. Human-Centred Systems.

ISBN10: 354019567X, ISBN13: 9783540195672, [publisher: Springer London] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This second book in our series Artificial Intelligence and Society explores the issues involved in the design and application of human-centred systems in the manufacturing area. At first glance it may appear that a book on this topic is somewhat peripheral to the main concerns of the series. In fact, although starting from an engineering perspective, the book addresses some of the pivotal issues confronting those who apply new technology in general and artificial intelligence (AI) systems in particular. Above all, the book invites us to consider whether the present applications of technology are such as to make the best use of human skill and ingenuity and at the same time provide for realistic and economically sustainable systems design solutions. To do so it is necessary to provide systems which support the skill, and are amenable to the cultures, of the areas of application in question. In a philosophical sense it means providing tools to support skills rather than machines which replace them, to use Heidegger's distinction. The book gives an authoritative account of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) tradition of human-centredness and provides a participatory design ap proach which focuses on collaborative learning and enhancement and creation of new skills. It also argues that ...
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ISBN10: 354019567X, ISBN13: 9783540195672, [publisher: Springer London] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This second book in our series Artificial Intelligence and Society explores the issues involved in the design and application of human-centred systems in the manufacturing area. At first glance it may appear that a book on this topic is somewhat peripheral to the main concerns of the series. In fact, although starting from an engineering perspective, the book addresses some of the pivotal issues confronting those who apply new technology in general and artificial intelligence (AI) systems in particular. Above all, the book invites us to consider whether the present applications of technology are such as to make the best use of human skill and ingenuity and at the same time provide for realistic and economically sustainable systems design solutions. To do so it is necessary to provide systems which support the skill, and are amenable to the cultures, of the areas of application in question. In a philosophical sense it means providing tools to support skills rather than machines which replace them, to use Heidegger's distinction. The book gives an authoritative account of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) tradition of human-centredness and provides a participatory design ap proach which focuses on collaborative learning and enhancement and creation of new skills. It also argues that ...
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London Springer 1989 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Contains: Unspecified. Human-Centred Systems.

ISBN10: 354019567X, ISBN13: 9783540195672, [publisher: Springer] Softcover Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
[Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 1989]