The uprising of machines is canceled! Myths about robotization

The future has already arrived: humans use robots and new technologies in the air, underwater, and on land. People explore ocean abysses using submersibles, switch airplanes to autopilot mode, and use drones not only in defense but also in ordinary life. We can no longer imagine a world without robots. But what will remain of our professions - scientist, lawyer, doctor, soldier, driver, and janitor - when robots learn to do all of this? Professor David Mindell of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who has devoted more than twenty years to robotics and oceanography, confidently asserts that autonomy and artificial intelligence do not pose a threat. In this complex system, the connection between humans and robots is too close. The strict boundaries we have drawn between people and robots, between manual and automated control, only hinder the understanding of our relationships with robotics. Together with the author, the reader will dive to the bottom of the Tyrrhenian Sea to find ancient ceramic vessels, make the journey to the sunken 'Titanic', visit an airplane cockpit, and learn why a pilot needs an indicator on the windshield; find the answer to the question of why Neil Armstrong did not use an automatic system for landing on the Moon. The book will be of interest to anyone fascinated by airplanes, spacecraft, submarines, and robots, and the impact of technologies on our world.