The Machine That Won the War A Window on the Universe Themes
The Machine That Won the War
- Men reflecting on the unsettling peace after such a long war: ironic that there are conflicts between them
- Reflects on the corrupting influence of men on machines (individual pride, competition etc. getting in the way of unbiased information): ironic because Jablonsky then changed all the data to suit his needs – all fake; becomes meaningless
- Both men (on either side of the machine: feeding data, acting on the instructions) were acting to make the other’s job meaningless – and the computer completely pointless and meaningless
- The computer didn’t win the war – it was all down to chance (the flip of a coin – a very technologically limited decision-maker)
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