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Responses to: "Patriot fratricides--the human dimension lessons of Operation Iraqi Freedom".(Letter to the editor)

Publication: FA Journal
Publication Date: 01-JAN-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Today We Can Automate Complex Procedures

From a networked fires perspective, the author Dr. John K. Hawley [of the article in this edition] brings up a point we must address. Where and how much human intervention is required in any fires chain, regardless of whose it is? OMITTED]

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[ILLUSTRATION the case of the Patriot fires chain, the author has taken the position that additional human intervention is required because it is too difficult to automate complex procedures. I disagree with this analysis on the basis that I don't think it is too hard to automate complex procedures.

The author has an accurate assessment that artificial intelligence (AI) is still an undeveloped concept. However, great strides have been made in cognitive reasoning. This is basically complex algorithms programmed into a system to allow it to make decisions based on inputs. We can automate the process with cognitive reasoning. Yes, automating complex procedures is hard, but doable.

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