I didn't say the machine made an error, Don. ;-) I said it made a decision...one that was no doubt pre-programmed, therefore devoid of any conscious volition or intelligence to bring to bear on the problem. Machines, as you pointed out, don't normally make errors...unless they're malfunctioning in some respect. Nevertheless they end up doing many things that seriously annoy millions of people. This isn't the fault of the machines. It's the fault of business practices that use machines to replace people, and assume that that will take care of everything "just fine" (and save them having to pay a whole bunch of salaries to living human beings!). Your bank, your grocery store, and every other business around you is looking for ways to expand on that idea and lay off their human staff, if at all possible.

This would be nice if there were good jobs available for their human staff. Often, there are very few such jobs around. They've been taken by the machines...or sent to Asia.

The thing about machines.... They don't ask for any overtime pay. They don't complain about poor working conditions. They don't expect pensions or medical care or civil rights or anything. They don't think! Is it any surprise how popular they've become with management? ;-) It's like having slaves who don't even know they're slaves and who work till they die. Very handy. People are much more difficult to control.

Maybe management should just eliminate 98% of humanity, and have the other 2% live in absolute luxury, served by uncomplaining machines? Hmmm. Sounds like a good plan for the elite to start working on, eh?

Now, how could it be arranged? That's the question.