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Right, so we have a number of advantages of automation that aren't captured in a simplistic time calculation like the "Is It Worth the Time?" XKCD: - if you ca
by mjw1007 5y ago
Right, so we have a number of advantages of automation that aren't captured in a simplistic time calculation like the "Is It Worth the Time?" XKCD:
- if you can do something more quickly you might also choose to do it more often
- automation can reduce human errors
- once something is fully automated it can be used as a building block in a larger piece of automation
I can think of one more:
- automation can make it easier to hand over work to someone else, or increase the number of people who are able to do it
But also one disadvantage:
- automating something can lose a human "sanity check" (for example, you could generate reports full of missing data and maybe nobody will notice for a while)
Any more?
- Jensson 5y ago> - automating something can lose a human "sanity check" (for example, you could generate reports full of missing data and maybe nobody will notice for a while) Yeah, you shouldn't automate things that you don't know how to automate. Don't use ML for automation for example.