Viewpoint: Can cybernetics help us better understand our design conversations with machines?

Author: Paul Mullett

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2 August 2021

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Viewpoint: Can cybernetics help us better understand our design conversations with machines?

The Structural Engineer
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Paul Mullett

Date published

2 August 2021

Author

Paul Mullett

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With the introduction of cognitive machines, the cybernetic processes that define structural engineering as a discipline are facing rapid change. However, by looking objectively at design as a cybernetic process, we can better understand the risks and rewards and find an optimum way for humans and machines to work in partnership, argues Paul Mullett.

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4
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Research & Innovation Software Digital Conceptual Design Opinion Issue 8

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