Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Sorry folks, “the algorithm found the answer that I used” is just another excuse. We choose what to do one way or another.

“The computer made me do it!” Well, actually it was the algorithm underlying the software that runs on the computer.

Hmmm. Who built the computer? Who created the algorithm? Who wrote the software?

Oh, that would be us. Someone else attempted to influence me. I chose to do what they wanted instead of thinking about what I would do and choose for myself.

We build the machines. We create the algorithms. We put the algorithms in the machines. We look at the answers produced by our products. We decide what we will do.

Rats. “The computer made me do it” sounded like a convenient excuse.