[LINK] No more human sysadmins??

[Jan Whitaker]

At 09:27 AM 9/08/2013, Kim Holburn wrote:
> > "We've put people in the loop of transferring data, securing networks
> > and doing things that machines are probably better at doing,"
>
>And machines have shown marvellous abilities to do that so far, haven't they.

I guess if you grab everything, it's a no brainer, which machines do 
not have (brains).

But if you want actual intelligence (we know AI doesn't work), then 
human beings are required. And when machines break, which they do (I 
don't think the 1st law of thermodynamics has been repealed), who 
sees that and who fixes it? "Machines" can't secure networks. It's 
not that simple.

Now, if he's really just talking about data extraction, or just 
moving data around, that can be set in an algorithm. BUT the output 
won't be certain in terms of meanings. We're back to intelligence 
again, as in question formation, interpretation of information in 
relation to the question, and putting a value on the risk of the 
situation before determining a response. Machines don't do that well. 
System security is about anticipation of what humans are going to do 
(via their machines, but still at the instigation of the human beings).

Jan



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