Training a workforce that relies too heavily on #AI can cause humans to lose valuable insight. Systems engineer Richard Mitchell argues for “manual gates” in processes, where humans are forced to take control to preserve skills that might otherwise decay. buff.ly/cAW93oY

Sep 20, 2026 · 2:30 PM UTC

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Replying to @IEEESpectrum
the canonical reference is Bainbridge, Ironies of Automation, Automatica 1983. her point was that automating the routine work leaves operators only the rare hard cases, with no ongoing practice to stay sharp for them, so automation raises the training requirement.
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