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[[File:Tippex on screen.jpg|450px|thumb|center|[[Meatware]] hard at work, yesterday.]] | [[File:Tippex on screen.jpg|450px|thumb|center|[[Meatware]] hard at work, yesterday.]] | ||
}}Those mortal flesh sacks sitting in front of the telescreen, weeping bitter tears and wishing things could be otherwise. In | }} | ||
:''I’ve seen an agent punch through a concrete wall; men have emptied entire clips at them and hit nothing but air; yet, their strength, and their speed, are still based in a world that is built on rules. Because of that, they will never be as strong, or as fast, as *you* can be.'' — Morpheus in ''The Matrix'' | |||
Those mortal flesh sacks sitting in front of the telescreen, weeping bitter tears, and wishing things could be otherwise. In [[Tron]]’s disparaging terminology, a ''[[user]]''. | |||
The meatware is '''''us''''', as we desperately hold our ground in these last skirmishes of retreating [[substance]] in the face of the overwhelming firepower of [[form]], protected by the all-encompassing blanket of [[GDPR]] and its unique power to force websites to make us click a [[disclaimer]] about cookies before showing us what Daisy Duke looks like now. | The meatware is '''''us''''', as we desperately hold our ground in these last skirmishes of retreating [[substance]] in the face of the overwhelming firepower of [[form]], protected by the all-encompassing blanket of [[GDPR]] and its unique power to force websites to make us click a [[disclaimer]] about cookies before showing us what Daisy Duke looks like now. | ||
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===On the difference between humans and machines=== | ===On the difference between humans and machines=== | ||
'''Role reversal''': A favourite confusion of millennial punters and change managers is confusing ''things machines do well'' with ''things humans do well''. | '''Role reversal''': A favourite confusion of millennial punters and change managers is confusing ''things machines do well'' with ''things humans do well''. | ||
*''Machines'' are good at accurately, quickly and cheaply doing what they are told. On the other hand, [[AI]] has no judgment, can exercise no discretion, and is useless when the instructions run out. | *''Machines'' are good at accurately, quickly and cheaply doing what they are told. On the other hand, [[AI]] has no judgment, can exercise no discretion, and is useless when the instructions run out. | ||