From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Mon Jan 11 1999 - 10:55:54 MST
Brian Atkins <brian@posthuman.com> writes:
> Who was it that was arguing you couldn't learn skills over the
> net?
Me :-)
> According to the plan, computers will be used to analyze minute movements of
> the eyes, limbs and muscles of welders, turners and other skilled workers.
> The recorded data would then be analyzed and digitally and graphically
> processed so that young trainee workers could learn the techniques of
> skilled masters of their chosen trade.
>
> Full Story: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/0111sc04.htm
OK, a kind of digital taylorism. Fortunately for my argument this
isn't the kind of skills I was arguing about (hacking skills,
engineering ability, controlling an assembler or factory robot).
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